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Drugmaker Wyeth has been hit with thousands of lawsuits alleging that its menopause drug, Prempro, causes breast cancer.  
 
Prempro is a hormone preparation intended to reduce the symptoms of menopause and lower the risk of osteoporosis. 
 
Allegations are that Prempro, which remains on the market, is overprescribed and prescribed for too long a period of time.  
 
Also at question is the importance of a study conducted by the Woman's Health Initiative which purportedly showed an increased breast cancer risk with the drug.

Wyeth faces thousands of Prempro lawsuits

CNNMoney.com - 4/26/2006 5:05 PM

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Getting sued seems to be the price of doing business for Big Pharma, and Wyeth has once again joined the ranks of the defendants.
 
This summer, the New Jersey-based drugmaker Wyeth faces the first of at least 4,000 lawsuits from former patients who took its menopausal treatment Prempro, a hormone therapy that provides relief from hot flashes and night sweats and can also help prevent osteoporosis
 
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