Family Members File Wrongful Death Suit Against Manufacturer of Prempro

SAN ANTONIO-The family members of a woman who died of breast cancer allege that the manufacturer of Prempro is liable for her death because the company failed to warn that the drug could potentially cause breast cancer and fraudulently concealed such information. Sherry House Zanter v. Wyeth, Inc., et al., No. N/A (Texas Dist. Co., Bexar Cty.).

The plaintiffs' Oct. 18 complaint also names a Wyeth sales representative, two physicians, a medical clinic and two pharmacies as defendants in the case. The suit states that as a result of the tortious conduct of the collective defendants, the family has sustained …