This week, the FDA approved a label change on Depo Provera, requiring its maker, Pfizer, to warn women about links between use of the birth control injection and brain tumors known as meningiomas. The ...

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, women have trusted Depo-Provera, a birth control injection manufactured by Pfizer, as a convenient and effective contraceptive option. However, recent research has uncovered alarming ...

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.” — ...

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. DEPO-PROVERA contains the active ingredient medroxyprogesterone ...

A study published on 29 June 2025 in international peer reviewed medical journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety by Frey et al. has found that use of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera (DMPA) for more than one year ...

The FDA is adding a "black box" warning to Depo-Provera (search) stating that prolonged use of the injectable contraceptive may result in the loss of bone density. The black box warning is the ...

Nov. 22, 2004 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer have notified healthcare professionals via letter of revisions to the safety labeling for medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) ...

Have you used Depo-Provera for more than two years, and did you ever stop? Oct. 22, 2009— -- Have you used Depo-Provera for birth control for two years or more? We want to hear from you if you ...

THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News — 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 ...

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 ...