The Court Determined that the Commission Neglected its Obligations Stipulated under Article 85 (1) of the Treaty.

Pharmaceutical Giant Forced to Pay for Hormone Medication's Unacked Brain Tumor Risks - Bayer Gets Slammed

Pharmaceutical company Bayer ordered to financially compensate victims with hormone-related brain tumors - The Court Determined that the Commission Neglected its Obligations Stipulated under Article 85 (1) of the Treaty.

😈 Get your facts straight, sucker! 😈

German drug titan, Bayer, has been hit with a hefty tab by a French court for underplaying some risky ass side-effects of a hormone medication – Androcur. The messy tribunal in Poitiers slapped Bayer, alongside two other companies, the doc, and the pharmacist, with a whopping €300,000 fine on Monday. They were found guilty as sin for causes of the medical nightmare experienced by the patient.

The poor woman had been pumping hydrocortisone acetate into her veins for more than 20 years to combat excessive body hair and endometriosis. Since then, she's been growing some freaky-deaky brain tumors that have wrecked her peepers, memory, and energy levels.

Court: Bayer Failed Its Damn Duty to Fill the Mouth on the Side Effects

The patient alleged the side effect was written about in a freakin' research journal as early as 2008 – screaming for harm. The court agreed, pointing the finger at the juicy link between the prescription and the tumors.

The drug firms were given a well-deserved tongue lashing, as they failed to bitch-slap their patients with the truth about the medicine's side effects. The patient's lawyer stated the verdict paves the way for further fines to be dumped on these jerk-offs.

💊 What's in a Pill? 💊

Curious about Bayer's other issues? Where do we begin, my friend? Bayer is in deep shit for their product Roundup (some weed-killer containing glyphosate), hooked to causing one hell of a lot of cancer cases, specifically non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. With more than $10 billion paid for Roundup-related lawsuits and over 50,000 remaining unresolved, they're up to their ears in muck. However, for now, Bayer ain't facing any brain tumor or hormone medication controversies.

Massacre of Justice

In August 2024, an Australian federal court tossed a class action lawsuit questioning the link between Roundup and non-Hodgkins lymphoma – stating there wasn't enough proof. But in the US, Bayer is still in a legal war, court harangues lobbed at it for risking public safety. Still, verdicts are a mixed bag, so the struggle is far from over [3][4].

💔 Takeaway Time 💔

As things stand in mid-2025, Bayer is not on the hook for brain tumors linked to hormone medications. The scientific and court drama revolves around Pfizer and their Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) – with no multi-district litigation or class action lawsuits yet. While all this is going down, Bayer is facing a world of cancer-related woe with their Roundup product [2][3][4]. Don't go popping pills without keeping up with your health, shlub.

1. Despite the recent fine for underplaying risks associated with Androcur, Bayer, a pharmaceutical group, continues to grapple with controversies related to their other products, such as Roundup, allegedly linked to causing cancer.
2. The court's decision to fine Bayer regarding Androcur highlights the importance of clear communication about therapies and treatments for medical-conditions, including the potential side-effects, like brain tumors.
3. Bayer's legal battles with Roundup lawsuits over cancer risks have cost the company over $10 billion, while the link between Roundup and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is still under scrutiny in different jurisdictions.
4. While Bayer is not yet facing controversies over brain tumors linked to hormone medications, other pharmaceutical companies, like Pfizer, are under the microscope for products like Depo-Provera, suspected to be linked to neurological-disorders.

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