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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pfizer Issue Warning Over Birth Control Shot After Link to Brain Tumors

With thousands of lawsuits and growing concerns over long-term risks, the FDA have added a brain tumor warning to the drug's label.
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 ...
The New York Times

Depo-Provera, an Injectable Contraceptive, Does Not Raise H.I.V. Risk

The hormone shot — popular among African women who must use birth control in secret — is as safe as other methods, scientists reported. By Donald G. McNeil Jr. For decades, many African women in need ...