Depo Provera Brain Tumor Warning: Why The FDA Changed The Label And What It Means For Users

FDA approves Depo-Provera label warning of meningioma brain tumor risk after 1983 studies; 1,000+ women sue Pfizer for ...

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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Legal action grows as Depo-Provera continues to be linked to meningiomas

The Singleton Schreiber Law Firm is seeking individuals who developed potentially life-altering brain tumors as a result of using a popular birth control injection. Singleton Schreiber says the ...
The National Law Review

Depo-Provera Safety Questioned as Studies Explore Meningioma Risk

Evidence indicates that Depo-Provera can cause specific mutations in women's DNA. Given the availability of alternatives without this known risk, the continued use of the shot difficult to justify.” — ...

FDA approves label change for Depo-Provera, adding brain tumor warning

Pfizer faces a lawsuit in which women allege the drugmaker failed to warn them about the risks of meningioma associated with the birth control shot.

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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Brain Tumor Warning Added to Birth Control Shot

Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumor. They arise from the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord and are usually benign. They have a clear predominance in women, with ...