Distinguishing between bio-identical hormones and ones made with pregnant mare’s urine

PREMARIN HORSES — Virgina Hopkins M.A. writes in an article entitled, "The Definition of Bio-identical Drugs": Bio-identical hormones may be either from a natural source or synthetically made, and it’s more about the molecule being identical to the human molecule that our body normally makes, than whether it comes from a natural source. With the exception…

Change.org petition asks Pfizer to develop drugs without the horse urine

A very special Petition is taking off at Change.org and we are asking you right now to sign it. The Petition entitled Take horse urine out of hormone medication states: "The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer makes about a $1 billion a year by abusing pregnant horses for their urine. Conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) is used in…

Daughters of Premarin — The Generics

BY JANE ALLIN Further to the reference of generics in the “Alternatives To” report, I think a separate word on the availability of generic Premarin® and its daughter drugs is warranted to clear up any confusion for those seeking to avoid products manufactured from the urine of pregnant mares. Premarin has a long and interesting…

We must stop doctors from prescribing Premarin

We must stop doctors from prescribing Premarin. We must stop doctors from prescribing Duavee. Sources tell us that Wyeth, now a Division of Pfizer, are set to begin marketing Duavee this month. Although the Premstoppers campaign has been active since last year, now is the time to really zone in on alerting as many doctors…

Horse urine a profitable industry in China (video report)

FROM BONTV   We have designated PMU Horses as our topic next year for our month of March campaign. Let us know what you would like to learn more about. Submit ideas and questions in comments. Read posts from our last March for PMU Horses >>

And now a word from a PMU industry sponsor

Part 2 of a Special Report by Jane Allin There are those that continue to promote and defend the atrocities associated with the PMU industry -- those who profit from the exploitation of both women and horses alike. Enter the king of the horse pee industry – Norman Luba – Executive Director of NAERIC (North…

Cartoon horses Hayley and Comet back in flyer to Pfizer re Premarin

Hayley and Comet, who feature in many of the Int'l Fund for Horses' campaign flyers, are back. This time the popular cartoon horses star in the March for PMU Horses flyer to Pfizer. Pfizer bought out Wyeth, and now responsible for continuing with the outdated methods in the manufacture of the Premarin family of drugs,…

Int’l Fund for Horses calls on Pfizer to find alternative to Premarin like drugs

UPDATE. March 1, 2014. :: See Updated Letter to Pfizer The Int'l Fund for Horses call on pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to find an alternative to the Premarin family of drugs. Premarin, Prempro and the anticipated "new" drug Aprela, manufactured with the estrogen rich urine of pregnant mares, or conjugated equine estrogen. In a letter to…

Premarin and Prempro: The consequences of deception – A litany of litigation

Written by JANE ALLIN In early July of 2002 the alarming news of the National Institutes of Health Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study sent shock waves through the medical and scientific communities. Wyeth’s hormone combination replacement therapies (e.g. Prempro®), long believed to provide cardiovascular benefits to the millions of menopausal women who took them, now…

Why we must end the use of pregnant mare’s urine in drugs

Every year, doctors prescribe hormone replacement therapy (HRT) — also referred to as menopausal hormone therapy — to hundreds of thousands of women experiencing menopausal symptoms. One of the most widely prescribed drugs for HRT is made from animal waste. The drug is Premarin, an estrogen-therapy drug manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (now a division of…