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2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, Inc., finds that despite negative impact of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS II), the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drug market will experience robust growth.
According to the new Pharmacor study entitled Hormone Replacement Therapy, one such drug that will take advantage of patients' and physicians' concerns with traditional HRT products is Eli Lilly's Evista. Evista is currently the only selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) approved for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
"Although some women who discontinued HRT immediately following the WHI and HERS II announcements have since resumed their HRT regimens, many thought leaders believe that these two studies irreparably damaged physician and patient confidence in the safety of HRT agents. As a result, it is unlikely the percentage of drug-treated women will reach the levels seen before the ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Despite WHI, HERS II studies, HRT market will experience robust...