More than five companies, who produce drugs to combat symptoms of menopause, have decided to reach settlements with angry patients, who claim that their products cause cancer.
Bristol- Myers Squibb Co. and Solvay SA are amongst the seven companies whose drugs, Estrace and Estratest respectively, have landed them in a lawsuit with over 1,000 women who contend that the drugs caused them to develop breast cancer.
These estrogen- based drugs offer hormone replacement treatment for women with menopause to alleviate symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings.
A 2002 study linked the use of these drugs with the prevalence of breast cancer amongst women certain age.
Zoe Littlepage, a Houston based attorney representing some of the women, stated that the trial did not include Wyeth and Pfizer Inc., the two largest manufacturers of HRT drugs. Bristol- Myers and Solvay face the most claims over their HRT drugs, more so than Wyeth or Pfizer.
The trial which has been going on for three months will be presided over by judge William Wilson of the U.S. District Court.
Bristol- Myers Squibb Co. and Solvay SA are amongst the seven companies whose drugs, Estrace and Estratest respectively, have landed them in a lawsuit with over 1,000 women who contend that the drugs caused them to develop breast cancer.
These estrogen- based drugs offer hormone replacement treatment for women with menopause to alleviate symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings.
A 2002 study linked the use of these drugs with the prevalence of breast cancer amongst women certain age.
Zoe Littlepage, a Houston based attorney representing some of the women, stated that the trial did not include Wyeth and Pfizer Inc., the two largest manufacturers of HRT drugs. Bristol- Myers and Solvay face the most claims over their HRT drugs, more so than Wyeth or Pfizer.
The trial which has been going on for three months will be presided over by judge William Wilson of the U.S. District Court.
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