If you have suffered adverse effects from taking Prempro for hormone replacement, you may have a claim against the manufacturer of the drug. Note: Hormone replacement drugs were sold under many names, click here for a complete list.

The Dangers of Prempro and Other Hormone Replacement Drugs

The Section of the National Institute of Health (NIH) known as the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently halted a major clinical study of Hormone Replacement Therapy involving Prempro. The study, conducted in conjunction with the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), sought to determine the long term effectiveness, safety, risks and benefits of combined estrogen and progestin therapy (known as HRT) in healthy menopausal women. The study, scheduled to continue until 2005, was stopped prematurely due to an increased risk of invasive breast cancer in study participants. Equally troubling was an increase in coronary heart disease, ovarian cancer, stroke, and pulmonary embolism in study participants on estrogen/ progestin combination therapy, as compared to women taking placebo pills. While some benefits were found in participants using estrogen plus progestin (a decrease in hip fractures and colon cancer), the increased risks of life-threatening conditions necessitated that the study be stopped immediately.

"We have long sought the answer to the question: Does postmenopausal hormone therapy prevent heart disease and, if it does, what are the risks? The bottom-line answer from WHI is that this combined form of hormone therapy is unlikely to benefit the heart. The cardiovascular and cancer risks of estrogen plus progestin outweigh any benefits--and a 26 percent increase in breast cancer risk is too high a price to pay, even if there were a heart benefit. Similarly, the risks outweigh the benefits of fewer hip fractures," said NHLBI Director Claude Lenfant, M.D.

The law firms of Morgan & Weisbrod and Miller & Curtis are jointly prosecuting Prempro cases across the nation. Our attorneys are accepting cases for investigation and handling in all 50 states.

More than 6 million women have taken the hormone replacement therapy over the last several years. People who have adverse effects from taking Prempro for hormone replacement therapy may have a claim against the manufacturer of the drug. If you or a loved one has been injured by this drug, you may have your case reviewed by using our online consultation form .

Prempro Side Effects:

• Breast Cancer
• Stroke
• Ovarian Cancer
• Heart Attack
• Blood Clot
• Endometrial Cancer

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