Prempro Plaintiffs Move to Compel FDA Correspondence from Wyeth

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Plaintiffs in the nationwide Prempro litigation have asked a federal judge to force defendant Wyeth to hand over any communications with the FDA regarding changes to its Premarin and Prempro labels over the past three years. In re: Prempro Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1507 (E.D. Ark.).

In a motion to compel filed Oct. 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the plaintiffs imply that Wyeth's continued refusal to part with the information suggests that the drug maker may be hiding information pertinent to its defense that the hormone therapies are …