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	Premarin Information from Drugs.com
		Premarin is a mixture of estrogen hormones used to treat symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, and vaginal dryness, burning, and irritation.
		Premarin should not be used to prevent heart disease or dementia, because this medication may actually increase your risk of developing these conditions.
		Premarin increase your risk of developing endometrial hyperplasia, a condition that may lead to cancer of the uterus.
	www.drugs.com /premarin.html (1558 words)

	Premarin - Menopause Symptoms - Menopausal Symptoms Relief
		Premarin, the most common form, is taken from the urine of pregnant horses.
		PREMARIN can also be used in combination with a progestin tablet for women who are experiencing moderate to severe menopausal symptoms and have not had a hysterectomy.
		PREMARIN is used after menopause to reduce moderate to severe hot flashes; to treat moderate to severe dryness, itching, and burning, in and around the vagina; and to help reduce your chances of getting osteoporosis (thin, weak bones).
	www.premarinrx.com (1200 words)

	Premarin, Conjugated estrogens, side effects, drug interactions, overdose, dosage
		In addition to the symptoms of menopause, Premarin tablets are prescribed for teenagers who fail to mature at the usual rate, and to relieve the symptoms of certain types of cancer, including some forms of breast and prostate cancer.
		Premarin and other estrogen drugs, with or without progesterone, should not be used to prevent heart disease.
		Premarin and conjugated estrogens should not be taken during pregnancy because of the possibility of harm to the unborn child.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/rxdrugprofiles/drugs/pre1347.shtml (1689 words)

	The Facts About Premarin® \| The Humane Society of the United States
		Premarin® is the most widely used ERT drug, marketed for more than 50 years, and currently administered to more than nine million American women.
		Some physicians believe that certain alternative estrogens may, in fact, be superior to Premarin® in terms of both performance and patient tolerance.
		Because Premarin® has been on the market longer than any of the other estrogen replacement drugs, many of the long-term studies on estrogen replacement therapy evaluated Premarin® specifically.
	www.hsus.org /pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/equine_protection/the_facts_about_premarin.html (1343 words)

	Equine Advocates, Inc. (a horse protection organization) - Information about horse rescue, Premarin, slaughter, ...
		Premarin (conjugated estrogens) is extracted from the urine of pregnant mares (female horses).
		Premarin is central to what is called "hormone replacement therapy" ("HRT"), although it replaces only estrogen, not progesterone or the other naturally occurring hormones whose levels drop after menopause.
		Premarin is also controversial because the health risks to women of absorbing a substance made from equine waste may not be fully known.
	www.equineadvocates.com /premarin.html (610 words)

	Prempro - Due to an increase in fatal side effects due to the medication, Prempro - premarin, the US Government ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Premarin (conjugated estrogen tablets, USP) is prescribed to help prevent osteoporosis, and to treat the moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms and vaginal dryness associated with menopause.
		Premarin has been prescribed by physicians in the treatment of cancer and other conditions such as deficiency in ovary function, underdevelopment of female sexual characteristics, and infertility.
		Premarin (conjugated estrogens) for oral administration is a mixture of estrogens, obtained exclusively from natural sources, blended to represent the average composition of material derived from pregnant mares' urine.
	badproducts.com /prempro (1136 words)

	Premarin Facts & Opinion
		By 1972, Premarin tablets were certified by the FDA as effective for treating menopause, and in 1986, based on studies conducted by Wyeth, the FDA approved Premarin for treatment of osteoporosis.
		Premarin is obviously not politically correct due to the cruelty issue, but let us not get into that for a while.
		Premarin, being a blend of more than twenty estrogens (more if we count those present only in trace amounts) does a pretty good job, but at least theoretically a better mix of estrogens could be designed specifically for cardiovascular protection.
	www.project-aware.org /Managing/Hrt/PremarinFacts_Opinion.shtml (2770 words)

	Premarin Information
		His patient a women who was also going through menopause not only commented on the success of the elimination of her headaches, but also noted that it had dramatically decreased her hot flashes as well.
		Guttuso's patient was not a candidate for Premarin because of her previous condition with breast cancer.
		Premarin is a horse estrogen that is prescribed for menopausal symptoms.
	www.eponarescue.org /Premarin/premarin_info.html (552 words)

	Citizens Against Government Waste:
		Although the FDA and Premarin's manufacturer, Wyeth-Ayerst, would like the American public to believe that this decision was in their best interests, the reality is that it was driven by hoards of lobbyists, fraught with conflicts of interest, and characterized by questionable behind-the-scenes political maneuvering.
		Premarin, a drug made up of conjugated estrogens obtained from the urine of pregnant mares, is the most widely prescribed drug in the United States and the drug of choice for hormone replacement therapy.
		Premarin tablets were certified by the FDA as effective for treating menopause in 1972.
	www.cagw.org /site/PageServer?pagename=reports_premarin (4060 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Medical (Premarin)
		Premarin (and Premarin-containing products such as Prempro, Premphase, and Prempac) is a drug used in hormone replace therapy HRT regimens prescribed for women to help lessen the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and osteoporosis.
		Premarin is not unique as an animal-derived drug, of course, as generations of diabetics have been kept alive through injections of purified insulin obtained from the pancreases of cattle and pigs.
		The continued use of Premarin has generated controversy because of issues associated with the industrial use of animals required to produce a supply of the drug; information regarding concerns over the "pee line" collection of urine from mares to produce Premarin is available on a number equine advocacy web sites.
	www.snopes.com /medical/drugs/premarin.htm (345 words)

	PMU (pregnant mares' urine) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Premarin is the third largest selling drug on the earth (right behind Tylenol), bringing its single maker over one million dollars per year.
		Premarin is prescribed to alleviate symptoms of menopause.
		To obtain the urine used in Premarin, mares are impregnated and confined for six months of their eleven month pregnancies, unable to turn around or lie down comfortably because of the small stalls, short chains and urine collection bags strapped to their bodies.
	www.animal-lib.org.au /lists/premarin/premarin.shtml (267 words)

	HRT- Premarin
		Premarin is the biggest brand name of estrogen -- in fact, it’s long been in the top five best-selling drugs overall in the country for years -- and it's the one that doctors often automatically prescribe when you say you’re ready to go on HRT.
		Premarin is a mixture of over ten different estrogens -- including estrone (which we make in our own bodies), and equilin and equilenin (horse estrogen -- which, of course, we don’t make in our own bodies).
		Some people have a bias against Premarin because of its source, but, in all fairness, because conjugated estrogen is similar to our own estrogen, Premarin has been shown to eliminate the symptoms of menopause, to prevent bone loss and appears to protect against cardiovascular disease.
	www.earlymenopause.com /hrt_premarin.htm (835 words)

	PREMARIN \| About PREMARIN (Site not responding. Last check: )
		PREMARIN can also be used in combination with a progestin tablet for women who are experiencing moderate to severe menopausal symptoms and have not had a hysterectomy.
		PREMARIN is used after menopause to reduce moderate to severe hot flashes; to treat moderate to severe dryness, itching, and burning, in and around the vagina; and to help reduce your chances of getting osteoporosis (thin, weak bones).
		PREMARIN and PREMPRO should be used at the lowest effective dose and for the shortest duration consistent with your treatment goals and risks.
	www.premarin.com /premarin.asp (819 words)

	Chemical &Engineering News: Top Pharmaceuticals: Premarin
		Premarin was introduced in 1941 by the Canadian firm Ayerst, McKenna and Harrison, which merged with American Home Products in 1943 and eventually became Wyeth.
		The two key estrogens in Premarin are estrone sulfate (50 to 60%) and equilin sulfate (22.5 to 32.5%).
		Premarin is one of the all-time best-selling prescription drugs, and it had global sales of more than $2 billion in 2001.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/coverstory/83/8325/8325premarin.html (910 words)

	Premarin
		Premarin broodmares who were forced to lay in their own feces.
		There have been allegations that Premarin ranchers restrict the amount of water they give to the mares in order to concentrate the estrogens in the urine.
		Inside of the Premarin “pee” barns that show neglected horses, horses lying in their own feces, the apparatus that is used to collect the urine, and the immobilization of the mares on the line
	www.lcanimal.org /invest/premarin2.htm (1801 words)

	Le Magazine, December 2002 - Cover Story: Premarin Pregnant Mares Urine
		Prempro was supposed to enhance health, not endanger it, but five years into the eight-year study, the monitoring committee put a stop to it, and announced that the side effects weren't worth the risk.
		Women are also reminded that they should not take Premarin if they have ever had a stroke, blood clot, heart attack, and liver disease, or a known or suspected estrogen-sensitive cancer, including breast cancer, or pregnancy.
		The FDA warned the company in 1998 that Premarin's advertising "is misleading because it implies that Premarin can be used for a broader indication than that supported by substantial evidence." That's a delicate way of telling a snake oil salesman that his cure-all elixir doesn't.
	www.lef.org /magazine/mag2002/dec2002_cover_premarin_01.html (1847 words)

	New Evidence Linking Premarin to Breast Cancer Will Spike Number of Hormone Farm Horses in Need of Rescue in 2007, ...
		After the 2002 study was released, Premarin's manufacturer, Wyeth, cut contracts with 50 percent of its ranches and approximately 30,000 unwanted Premarin horses flooded the market.
		Drugs like Premarin, made from pregnant mares' urine (PMU), are responsible for the suffering and deliberate slaughter of tens of thousands of horses and the foals they give birth to each year.
		An estimated 17,500 Premarin horses are impregnated year after year so their estrogen-rich urine can be collected.
	www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/news_press_release,37503.shtml (878 words)

	MEMORANDUM
		Based on the results of early studies, including studies of Premarin, the effects of estrogen on bone mineral density appeared to have a very steep dose-response relationship, and the 0.625 mg dose of Premarin appeared to be near the top of the dose response curve.
		Jones et al estimated that Premarin was twice as potent as estrone sulfate for reduction of the urinary calcium/creatinine ratio.
		Similarly, without a head-to-head comparison of the dose-related effects of Premarin, estrone sulfate, and equilin sulfate in the treatment of menopausal symptoms, the extent of contribution of the two components to the overall estrogenic potency of Premarin for this effect also cannot be accurately determined, although it is clear that both contribute.
	www.fda.gov /cder/news/celetterjw.htm (11994 words)

	Premarin Info - H.O.R.S.E
		The byproducts of Premarin production are the foals born to these unfortunate mares.
		Premarin is the only drug that is animal based.
		I was born on a Premarin farm and when I was four months old, I was taken from my Mom.
	www.horseofct.org /premarin.html (1152 words)

	Premarin Side Effects Hormone Replacement HRT Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit
		Premarin is an estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) used to treat the symptoms of menopause.
		The Premarin trial was the second large trial of hormone replacement therapy to have been halted in two years.
		Premarin was first marketed in 1942 to alleviate the symptoms of menopause in women.
	www.yourlawyer.com /topics/overview/premarin (660 words)

	Premarin to Boost Estrogen Levels - Prices & Information from ePharmacies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Premarin (Estrogen) is a hormone, a substance produced by the body.
		Premarin replacement is used for symptoms associated with menopause: hot flashes (feelings of warmth in the face, neck, and chest), sweating, sleep disturbance, vaginal discomfort (dryness and itchiness), poor concentration, and irritability.
		Premarin is also used with diet, calcium supplements, and exercise to slow the progression of osteoporosis, a disease common in women after menopause resulting in bones that break easily.
	www.epharmacies.com /Premarin.aspx (1557 words)

	Generic Premarin® 30pills for $23 FREE consultation
		Premarin News, Research, Articles Explains the medication estrogens conjugated (Premarin), a drug used for treating the symptoms of.
		Premarin is a drug whose name originates from a key ingredient, pregnant mare's urine.
		Different Forms of HRT: Estratest, Premarin with Methyltestosterone (oral estrogen and testosterone) This is a form of HRT that combines estrogen and testosterone in one pill.
	www.uhfnyc.org /usr_doc/premarin.html (910 words)

	Generic Premarin 30pills for $23 FREE consultation
		Premarin News, Research, Articles Explains the medication estrogens conjugated (Premarin), a drug used for treating the symptoms of.
		Premarin is a drug whose name originates from a key ingredient, pregnant mare's urine.
		Different Forms of HRT: Estratest, Premarin with Methyltestosterone (oral estrogen and testosterone) This is a form of HRT that combines estrogen and testosterone in one pill.
	www.nasi.org /usr_doc/premarin.html (910 words)

	Premarin Lawsuit Information - Find Trial Lawyers and Attorneys with Experience in Premarin Personal Injury Law
		Premarin, the brand name for conjugated estrogens and a common medication used during hormone replacement therapy (HRT), treats menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness and sleep disturbances.
		Premarin was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1942 and is made by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories.
		Side effects of Premarin use include, but may not be limited to, sharp chest or lower leg (calf) pain, breast lumps, severe headache, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, severe stomach pain or swelling, abnormal vaginal bleeding, mild dizziness, nausea and fluid retention.
	www.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=884 (544 words)

	MetroPets Newsroom: Issues: Premarin Mares and Foals
		While Premarin is frequently prescribed to reduce the symptoms of menopause, many of the women taking it -- and, surprisingly, many of the doctors prescribing it -- are unaware of the cruelty behind the drug.
		The active ingredient of Premarin, conjugated estrogens, is obtained from the urine of pregnant mares.
		Premarin is made from the estrogen-rich urine of pregnant horses.
	www.metropets.org /Newsroom/articles/premarin.php (3702 words)

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