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Injured by Premarin?
Premarin (Generic: Conjugated estrogens) has been linked to the following serious side effects: Ovarian Cancer, Lupus, Scleroderma, Gallbladder Cancer and Stroke. Premarin is an estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) used to treat the symptoms of menopause. Premarin is typically prescribed for women without a uterus.Recently, the National Institutes of Health stopped a trial of women taking Premarin estrogen replacement therapy after finding the pills not only failed to reduce the risk of heart disease, but that they raised the possibility of a stroke. The Premarin trial was the second large trial of hormone replacement therapy to have been halted in two years. In July 2002, women taking Prempro (estrogen and progestin) were told to stop because of the risk of heart attack, stroke and some forms of cancer.
In a report published in the Journal of American Medical Association, doctors report that women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy such as Premarin for a long period of time have a higher-than-average risk of developing ovarian cancer. Women who took estrogen HRT's like Premarin for longer periods of time had a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, and the researchers noted a 7% increase in risk associated with every extra year of estrogen HRT use. Those who took estrogen for at least 10 years were twice as likely to develop ovarian cancer, and those who used the drugs for 20 or more years were three times as likely to develop ovarian cancer as those who did not take the hormone, the report indicates.
Premarin was the first hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drug to hit the market. Premarin was first marketed in 1942 to alleviate the symptoms of menopause in women. Today, Premarin is still the most popular HRT drug, and is one of the most prescribed drugs in the world. There are approximately 11 million women currently take Premarin. The popularity of this drug is due both to its extensive history and an aggressive marketing campaign by Wyeth.
If you or a loved one took Premarin and suffered side effects, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified drug side effects attorney.
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Another HRT Study Cites Breast Cancer Risk
May 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A recent study out of Germany found hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs - inlcuding Prempro and Premarin - taken for more than five years, increases one’s breast cancer risk, confirming earlier findings out of the United States.Over 10,000 people between 50 and 74 were studied over six years: 3,464 breast cancer patients and 6,657 healthy women. The German survey was prompted by the "MARIE" case-control study carried out by the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and...
HRT Can Significantly Increase Stroke Risk
Apr 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new study reveals that high doses of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase post-menopausal women’s stroke risk regardless of when the HRT begins. While the risk for stroke seems to be lower in younger women taking HRT and in women taking the lowest doses of estrogen, Harvard researchers say women who took high hormone doses experienced an increased stroke risk by as much as 62 percent."If you take medium to higher doses of hormone therapy, you are at increased risk...
HRT Increases Risk of Benign Breast Disease
Apr 10, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City have discovered that women who took a common form of estrogen as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause more than doubled their risk for certain types of benign breast disease—for example, benign proliferative breast disease—as compared with women who took a placebo—over an average follow-up of almost seven years. Benign proliferative breast disease is relatively common and has also been...
Prempro, Provera Makers Must Pay $27.1 Million in Punitive Damages for Arkansas Woman's Breast Cancer
Mar 7, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A woman injured by Prempro and Provera hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs was awarded more than $27 million in punitive damages by an Arkansas jury. The jury had found that Wyeth, the maker of Prempro, and Pfizer Inc/, the maker of Provera, were responsible for her breast cancer. This is the second time that Wyeth has been ordered to pay out punitive damages in lawsuits filed over Prempro and its other HRT drug, Premarin.Prempro is a hormone replacement...
HRT Breast Cancer Risk Increases Long After Therapy End
Mar 5, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), such as Premarin and Prempro, could increase a woman's breast cancer risk long after she has finished HRT. A new hormone study—the first follow-up to the landmark Women's Health Initiative (WHI)—reveals that although heart problems linked with combination HRT in postmenopausal women decreases when the hormones are stopped, the risk of breast cancer increases even after women stop HRT. This finding was published in the March 5 issue of...
Premarin
Quick Facts
Premarin Reference Guide
Generic Name
Conjugated estrogens
Date Approved
1942
Manufacturer
Wyeth Ayerst
Status
On the market
Approved Uses
Menopause
Serious Side Effects
Ovarian Cancer
Breast Cancer
Lupus
Scleroderma
Gallbladder Cancer
Stroke
Heart Disease
Alzheimer's
Dementia
Related Topics
Prempro
Premphase
Breast Cancer
Stroke
Defective Drugs
Diseases
Conjugated estrogens
Date Approved
1942
Manufacturer
Wyeth Ayerst
Status
On the market
Approved Uses
Menopause
Serious Side Effects
Ovarian Cancer
Breast Cancer
Lupus
Scleroderma
Gallbladder Cancer
Stroke
Heart Disease
Alzheimer's
Dementia
Related Topics
Prempro
Premphase
Breast Cancer
Stroke
Defective Drugs
Diseases
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