The decision comes as Pfizer faces lawsuits from more than 1000 women who say the company knew about the risks and didn’t warn them. The agency signed off last week on a label update for 2 versions of ...

For decades, millions of women have relied on the Depo-Provera birth control shot as a convenient form of long-term contraception. However, growing medical evidence has linked long-term Depo-Provera ...

The costs of an intracranial meningioma diagnosis can be substantial. Not only can this diagnosis lead to a lifetime of medical bills and other costs, but it can drastically reduce patients’ quality ...

Is there any advantage in administering injectable medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera [DMPA]) in the deltoid as opposed to the gluteus?—KATHY INGALLINERA, FNP, Sitka, Alaska The likely rationale for ...

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 ...

Recent research has linked Pfizer’s widely-used Depo-Provera birth control shot to massively increased risk of developing brain tumors — and hundreds of women are suing the pharmaceutical giant over ...

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 ...

If you took the warning label that comes with your birth control and tossed it right in the trash, you wouldn’t be alone. After all, every medication comes with a risk of side effects, and those ...

Getting pregnant on Depo-Provera is rare but possible, so it’s important to be aware of pregnancy signs. Depo-Provera can mimic pregnancy symptoms, which may make it hard to know if you are pregnant.

Pfizer site manufacturing heparin active pharmaceutical ingredient. Pfizer is a pharmaceutical biotechnology corporation. U.S. government regulators have approved a new brain tumor warning for ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain ...