Wyeth Prempro Users Can Sue as a Group
A Florida judge said that as many as 300,000 women could sue Wyeth as a group over claims that they were injured by Wyeth’s Prempro hormone-replacement therapy.
Judge Lawrence Schwartz in Miami ruled that the women may band together in the lawsuit that seeks to receive court-supervised medical monitoring for future injuries due to the drug, according to court records. In 2002, researchers linked the drug to increased risks of heart disease and stroke.
A spokesman for Madison, N.J.-based Wyeth said he couldn’t comment on pending litigation.
Shares of Wyeth fell 22 cents to $41 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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