"Pfizer Inc. (PFE) (PFE), the world’s largest drugmaker (PFE), said in a
securities filing that it has paid $896 million to resolve about 60
percent of the cases alleging its menopause drugs caused cancer in
women. Pfizer has now settled about 6,000 lawsuits that claim Prempro
and other hormone-replacement drugs caused breast cancer, and it has set
aside an additional $330 million to resolve the remaining 4,000 suits,
according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission."
Read article at businessweek.com
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrogen
Friday, June 22, 2012
Pfizer: Prempro HRT Settlements costly
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