FDA adds brain tumor warning to Depo-Provera birth control shot

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot ...

The FDA Just Approved a Brain Tumor Warning for This Form of Birth Control

While there are many forms of birth control that use progestin, "no increased meningioma risk has been found with combined ...
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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 their meningiomas.

FDA Approves Brain Tumor Warning For Pfizer's Depo-Provera Amid Lawsuit

FDA approves a new Depo-Provera warning on meningioma risk as Pfizer faces lawsuits alleging delayed disclosure of brain ...

Judge in Depo-Provera MDL Orders Additional Briefing on FDA's Brain Tumor Warning

At a Friday hearing, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, of the Northern District of Florida, ordered supplemental briefs ...
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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 ...
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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, ...