Personal Injury Attorneys: Jury Awards Connecticut Woman $4 Million in Damages in Case Against Pfizer
Personal injury attorneys report that a jury ruled that Pfizer must pay at least $4 million in damages to a woman who developed breast cancer after taking Prempro. Prempro is a menopause drug manufactured by Wyeth, a unit of Pfizer.
The case was heard in federal court in New Haven, Connecticut. According to the woman’s attorney, jurors called Prempro an “unreasonably dangerous product” that Wyeth handled improperly. They also felt that Wyeth misrepresented the risks and benefits of its drug to patients and doctors
Pfizer will also owe punitive damages to the woman. That amount will be determined by a federal judge at a later time.
Personal Injury Attorneys: Women’s Health Initiative Study Linked Prempro to Cancer
Prempro was prescribed to more than 6 million women for the treatment of symptoms such as hot flashes and mood swings. The drug combines the hormones estrogen and progestin in its pills.
In 2002, a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health was released emphasizing Prempro and other menopause drugs’ links to cancer. The study brought attention to the issue and ultimately resulted in multiple lawsuits against Pfizer on behalf of women who have taken Prempro and were subsequently diagnosed with cancer. Pfizer has lost 11 of the 20 Prempro jury cases since trials began in 2006.
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