Connie Barton, Peoria of Ill. is one of more than 13,000 people who have sued drug maker Wyeth over
the last seven years, claiming in courts across the country that its
menopause drugs caused breast cancer and other problems. In October, a jury in a Pennsylvania state court awarded Barton $75
million in punitive damages from Wyeth on top of compensatory damages
of $3.75 million. Barton says used Prempro in part
because her doctor told her it could help prevent heart disease and
dementia,
Medical expert Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, an associate professor at the medical school of Georgetown University, considers both Premarin and Prempro examples of drugs that gained widespread popularity before science had established the full extent of their risks. “Where there has always been a push is where there isn’t data,” says Fugh-Berman, an expert witness for plaintiffs in the hormone litigation. “Now, low-dose hormones are being pushed.”
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