"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
Showing posts with label Prempro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prempro. Show all posts
Friday, June 22, 2012
Pfizer: Prempro HRT Settlements costly
Friday, December 19, 2008
Drug Maker Said to Pay Ghostwriters for Journal Articles
Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid ghostwriters to produce medical journal articles favorable to its female hormone replacement therapy Prempro, according to Congressional letters seeking more information about the company’s involvement in medical ghostwriting. At least one article was published even after a federal study found the drug raised the risk of breast cancer.
Read article in the New York Times (USA)
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