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Jury awards 26 Million in Puntive Damages against Wyeth and  Pfizer in Hormone Replacement Therapy trial in federal court in Little Rock, AR.  This is on top of the 2.7 Million in compensatroy damages awarded last Week.

Study: Decline in Hormone Replacement Drug Therapy Results in Decreased Breast Cancer Rates

A decline in the use of prescription hormone replacement drugs in 2002 may explain the decrease in the number of breast cancer cases in the last several years, a University of California study reveals.

The study also suggests that women who stop using hormone replacement drugs, including Wyeth’s Prempro and Premarin and Pfizer’s Provera, may be able to quickly reduce their risks of developing breast cancer, researchers said. The study is published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Millions of menopausal women stopped taking hormone replacement drugs after a study linked Prempro to cancer and heart disease. Hormone replacement drugs are used to treat hot flashes, night sweats, and other menopausal symptoms. Hormone drugs contain estrogen, which is implicated in breast cancer risk.

The study also found that rates of cancer cases fell 13 percent per year between 2001 and 2003, while overall breast cancer rates fell 5 percent.

Hormone replacement drugs have long been linked to causing breast cancer and heart disease. The attorneys of the Law of Office of Justice Lawyers remain committed to seeking justice for those who have been injured by these drugs, including Provera, Premarin, and Prempro.

$133.5 Million Prempro Verdict Announced

A Reno, Nevada jury deliberated for a mere 12 hours before finding Wyeth culpable in causing three Nevada women to develop breast cancer after using the company’s Prempro menopause drug. The women were awarded a sum of $133.5 Million, the largest to date in Prempro litigation.

This most recent ruling is the fourth to be levied against Wyeth in relation to their menopause drug contributing to the development of breast cancer. Although this verdict has been the largest sum awarded to date, there are more than 5,300 pending lawsuits against Wyeth for damages caused by their menopause drug. The drugs have not yet been recalled by Wyeth and remain on the market, generating billions of dollars in revenue for the Madison, New Jersey based pharmaceutical giant.