3 Women Awarded Additional $99 Million in Lawsuit against Pharmaceutical Company
A Reno jury recently ruled in favor of three Nevada women who claim hormone replacement drugs gave them breast cancer.
A Reno jury recently ruled in favor of three Nevada women who claim hormone replacement drugs gave them breast cancer.
A Philadelphia jury has ruled in favor of an Arkansas couple who filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the hormone replacement drug Prempro. The company will be forced to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damages.
Ken Suggs, a lawyer representing Jenny Nelson, a woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001, argued that Wyeth, the manufacturer of the drug Prempro, downplayed the risk of breast cancer.
A mistrial has been declared in the second of several thousand lawsuits against drugmaker Wyeth regarding the supposed risks of the hormone replacement therapy Prempro.
A jury has found in favor of drugmaker Wyeth in the first lawsuit over the popular hormone therapy medication Prempro. The plaintiff had blamed the drug for her breast cancer.
Linda Reeves, 67, is the first plaintiff in a long line of lawsuits against Wyeth, the company responsible for making Prempro.
A recent letter from the FDA to drugmaker Wyeth lists numerous safety violations att he manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico that have the potential to cause drug contamination and other problems.
Wyeth, manufacturer of Prempro, is urging the FDA to curb the availability of popular custom-blended hormone mixes, saying that they are unregulated and dangerous.
Thousands of women are alleging that the menopause drug gave them breast cancer. The first of thousands of cases against drug maker Wyeth goes to trial this summer.
A federal judge in Arkansas has denied class action status for three women attempting to sue drugmaker Wyeth.
According to a recent announcement by the World Health Organization, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatments such as Prempro and Premarin should be considered as human carcinogens.
Results of a new study show that women taking hormone therapy pills such as Prempro may experience a renewal of menopausal symptoms, as well as increased risk of heart attacks and breast cancer.
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