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FDA approves meningioma label warning on Pfizer’s contraceptive injection

Depo Provera’s label change comes amidst a flurry of over 2,000 lawsuits from women alleging that the contraceptive caused ...
Medscape

Are There Contraindications to Switching From Intramuscular to Subcutaneous Depo-Provera?

Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Curriculum Coordinator, Nurse Practitioner Alternatives, Inc ...
InsideNoVa

FDA Adds Brain Tumor Warning to Depo-Provera Birth Control Shot

Depo-Provera is a hormone-based birth control shot given once every three months. It contains progestin, a synthetic version ...
New York Post

Pfizer faces lawsuit from women who allegedly developed brain tumors after contraceptive injection

Pfizer is facing a landmark lawsuit in the US brought on behalf of more than 1,000 women who say they developed brain tumors after taking the popular contraceptive injection Depo-Provera. On Monday, ...
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Depo-Provera: How Safe Is the Injectable Birth Control?

Depo Provera Brain Tumor: Medroxyprogesterone acetate, a contraceptive injection containing the hormone progestin, is widely known by its brand name, Depo-Provera. Administered every three months, it ...