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Drug Companies Ordered to Pay $27 Million

March 13, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Breast Cancer, Cancer, Drugs

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A federal jury has ordered Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Upjohn to pay more than $27 million to Donna Scroggin of Little Rock, AR. Scroggin sued the companies in 2004 after developing breast cancer following hormone replacement therapy with drugs manufactured by the companies. The jury said that Wyeth inadequately warned her that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk of breast cancer.
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