Missouri Prempro Side Effects Attorneys

Prempro

Prempro is a hormone replacement medication with a serious risk of resulting breast cancer and other serious side effects. In addition to facing an increased risk of breast cancer, women treated with Prempro face a high risk of other serious side effects including ovarian cancer, gallbladder cancer, lupus, scleroderma, stroke, blood clots, severe asthma, and pulmonary embolisms.

Prempro, first manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in 1996, is used to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. Despite the fact that more than 15 million women take Prempro, Wyeth never conducted a large clinical trial to test its use.

In 2002, a major HRT study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) determined that Prempro and similar drugs significantly increased the risk of stroke, blood clots, heart attacks and breast cancer. In fact, the findings were so significant against this harmful HRT medication that NIH canceled the study, citing risk to the study's participants. The authors of the study suggested that many of the women who used Prempro and other estrogen and progestin combinations should quit and talk to their doctors about alternatives.

Following the publication of the NIH study in 2002, sales of Prempro and other HRT sharply reduced because women were now educated on the dangers. Unfortunately, at that point, the damage was already done. In March 2008, the NIH released a follow-up study that found that women who had ended combination HRT therapy still faced an increased risk of breast cancer. Women who took estrogen and progestin during the study but stopped in 2002 were still about 27 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than the women who did not take the hormones at all. Researchers further cited a 24 percent increased risk in developing any form of cancer.

If you or a family member have had serious health consequences of taking Prempro, contact the experienced Missouri Prempro health risk attorneys at Page Law. We take seriously our commitment to holding negligent pharmaceutical companies accountable for the injuries they have caused. Browse our Missouri pharmaceutical liability website for more information, contact us online, or call us at (314) 322-8515 for a free consultation.