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Prempro Side Effects May Lead To Breast Cancer Lawsuits
Prempro Side Effects Lawsuits. The lawyers and attorneys at our firm are currently offering free case evaluations for women who developed breast cancer or suffered other side effects related to treatment with Prempro. In addition to increasing the risk of breast cancer, women treated with Prempro face a high risk of … [Read more...] about Prempro Side Effects May Lead To Breast Cancer Lawsuits
Prempro settlements cost Pfizer $896M
women claimed they developed breast cancer. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has disclosed that it has paid at least $896 million to settle 6,000 Prempro injury lawsuits filed by or on behalf of women who claimed they developed breast cancer while taking the menopause drug.Bloomberg News reports Pfizer disclosed this fact in a … [Read more...] about Prempro settlements cost Pfizer $896M
Prempro Doubles Breast Cancer Death Risk
Prempro Breast Cancer Death Risk. Prempro, already associated with a higher risk of breast cancer, has now been found to double the risk of death from the disease. Pfizer Inc.’s Prempro was once given to millions of women to treat the symptoms of menopause. Prempro is a combination of the hormones estrogen and … [Read more...] about Prempro Doubles Breast Cancer Death Risk
Breast Cancer Victim Awarded $9.45M in Lawsuit
Breast Cancer Victim Awarded $9.45 Million In Prempro Lawsuit. Pfizer Inc.'s Wyeth unit lost another Prempro lawsuit in Philadelphia yesterday, and has been ordered to pay $9.45 million to an Alabama woman who blamed the hormone drug for her breast cancer. According to The National Law Journal, this case is the first in the … [Read more...] about Breast Cancer Victim Awarded $9.45M in Lawsuit
Dismissal of HRT Lawsuits Reversed
HRT Lawsuits Reversed. Plaintiffs in 100 lawsuits involving Prempro and other hormone replacement therapy drugs got a reprieve yesterday, when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the complaints and sent them back to state court in Minnesota. In 2008, a district court ruling had not only dismissed the Prempro lawsuits … [Read more...] about Dismissal of HRT Lawsuits Reversed
Prempro Lawsuits Punitive Damages for Pfizer
Pfizer Punitive Damages Over Prempro. Pfizer Inc. has been ordered to pay punitive damages totaling $103 million in two lawsuits involving Prempro. Prempro is a hormone replacement therapy medication marked by Pfizer's Wyeth unit. A Philadelphia jury yesterday awarded $28 million in punitive damages to a 66-year-old … [Read more...] about Prempro Lawsuits Punitive Damages for Pfizer
HRT May Up Lung Cancer Risk
HRT Lung Cancer Risk. Since the massive Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study was initiated in 1991, an array of adverse effects has been associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Now, WebMD is reporting that HRT has been linked to an increased risk of women dying from lung cancer. The study, based on information … [Read more...] about HRT May Up Lung Cancer Risk
More Evidence Links HRT to Breast Cancer
HRT to Breast Cancer. Studies have long been pointing to the link between Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) drugs like Prempro and an increase in some cancers. Now, emerging evidence has more clearly linked the medication protocol to breast cancer, reports BBC News. The BBC said the study found that the risk of breast … [Read more...] about More Evidence Links HRT to Breast Cancer
Prempro, Premarin Judgment against Wyeth
A judgment granted to Prempro and Premarin patients in Nevada was reduced substantially by a District Judge in that state. The three plaintiffs had claimed that Prempro and Premarin had caused them to develop breast cancer. A Nevada jury agreed, and had originally ordered Wyeth, the maker of Prempro and Premarin, to pay the three … [Read more...] about Prempro, Premarin Judgment against Wyeth
Woman wins $3 million verdict in case over Prempro link to cancer
A Woman Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer After Taking Prempro. Jennie Nelson, 67, of Dayton, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 after taking Prempro for five years to treat symptoms of menopause. Her lawyers said Wyeth knew for decades the drug could cause breast cancer, but failed to warn patients. More than 5,000 women … [Read more...] about Woman wins $3 million verdict in case over Prempro link to cancer
Prempro and Other Hormone Replacement Drugs Linked to Breast Cancer
Study Linked Hormone Replacement Drugs To Breast Cancer. Breast cancer rates in the United States dropped 7.2 %, dramatically reversing previous trends which consistently showed rising rates. While the turnaround is surprising news to most, it does not surprise critics of hormone replacement drugs. In 2003, a large federal study … [Read more...] about Prempro and Other Hormone Replacement Drugs Linked to Breast Cancer
Study Links Hormone Pills to Heart Risks
Hormone Pills Risk Of Heart Attacks. Women who take hormone replacement pills after menopause nearly double their risk of heart attacks during the first year of treatment, a landmark study concludes. The findings, part of the federally sponsored Women's Health Initiative, also found the popular therapy appears to … [Read more...] about Study Links Hormone Pills to Heart Risks
Patti LaBelle No Longer Endorses Hormone-Replacement Drug
Patti LaBelle Stop Using Hormone-Replacement Drug. R&B's Patti LaBelle has revealed that she's no longer using the controversial hormone-replacement drug for menopausal women that she used to endorse in television commercials. LaBelle said: "I felt really, really bad when I heard the news that it was dangerous so I haven't used my … [Read more...] about Patti LaBelle No Longer Endorses Hormone-Replacement Drug
Study Links Breast Cancer, Hormone Use
Link Between Hormone Use And Cancer. A new study adds more weight to the link between hormone use and breast cancer, although the evidence was circumstantial. The study found the rate of two types of invasive breast cancer increased 65 percent from 1987-99. Researchers didn't know how many of the 190,458 women age 30 and over took … [Read more...] about Study Links Breast Cancer, Hormone Use
