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FDA approves Premarin cream to treat dyspareunia
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals recently announced FDA approval of its Premarin Vaginal Cream to treat moderate to severe dyspareunia, or painful sexual intercourse, according to RTT News.
Wyeth to stop making HRT, focus on cancer research
Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company that makes hormone replacement therapies Prempro and Premarin, announced today that it is ending its research in its signature areas of contraceptives and menopause treatments to focus on other female problems such as ovarian and breast
Wyeth developing another HRT for menopause
Drug maker Wyeth has developed and is actively testing a new drug to treat menopause. The drug, named Aprela, has shown favorable results in the initial studies. Current evidence gathered in the study suggests that the drug may pose fewer
Prempro user claims drug caused breast cancer
A St. Clair County woman claims her use of hormone replacement therapy drugs caused her to develop breast cancer. Minnie Louise Gray and her husband John E. Gray filed an 11-count lawsuit against Wyeth, Inc. over its drug Prempro, which
Lawsuit filed over HRT drugs blamed for breast cancer
A Jasper County woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Pfizer and Wyeth, claiming the hormone therapy drugs manufactured by the pharmaceutical companies caused her breast cancer. Scharlotte Fitzgerald says she began taking hormone replacement drugs in 1994. In 2001
Hormone therapy led to cancer
A North Dakota woman has filed a federal lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies, claiming the hormone replacement drugs she was prescribed led to breast cancer. Sharon Hesch of Minot, is seeking at least $75,000 and additional punitive damages against Wyeth
Prempro user claims drug caused breast cancer
A St. Clair County woman claims her use of hormone replacement therapy drugs caused her to develop breast cancer. Minnie Louise Gray and her husband John E. Gray filed an 11-count suit against Wyeth, Inc. over its drug Prempro, which
Wyeth must pay $134.1 million in menopause drug lawsuit
Wyeth must pay $134.1 million, including $99 million in punitive damages, over its mishandling of menopause drugs that helped cause three Nevada women’s cancers, a jury ruled.
Wyeth fights more than 5,000 hrt lawsuits nationwide
Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth, ordered by a Washoe County jury to pay millions to three Northern Nevada women who claimed the company’s hormone replacement drugs caused their breast cancer, also is fighting more than 5,000 legal battles, a spokesman said Thursday.
Jury awards 3 women $134.5 million in hormone therapy lawsuit
Reno, Nev., (AP) – A jury has levied a $134.5 million judgment against the pharmaceutical maker Wyeth in a lawsuit filed by three Nevada women who contended that the company’s hormone-replacement drugs had caused their breast cancer.
