A Georgia Lawyer (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
From Bloomberg: Pfizer's being sued by Canadian women who claim the company failed to provide proper notice the contraceptive Depo-Provera causes loss of bone density. The pending case won a broad (for Canada) national class-action certification. For more go here .
PharmaGazette (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
A class-action suit against pharmaceutical Pfizer Inc. and Pfizer Canada Inc. has been approved by a Quebec Superior Court Justice. The suit is to be brought by women who have taken the contraceptive Depo-Provera . Depo-Provera , which received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration black box warning, is an injectable that protects against pregnancy for a period of three months and has also been used...
The Shebeen (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
A dark cloud has enveloped Zambia following the decision by the Ministry of Health to withdraw Depo Provera, an injectable family planning drug used by women to prevent pregnancies. Full article ... (http://allafrica.com/stories/200803310064.html)
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
GOVERNMENT has not started re-administering Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive, in public health institutions until a report from manufacturers is received from the United States.
Jemjabella.co.uk; Reviews, Articles (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
This post is probably a bit girly for most of you, feel free to bugger off now... About 4 years ago I went on the Depo Provera jabs. As well as wanting the extra contraceptive power, I figured it'd be a good way to ditch the Monthly Terrors and the accompanying symptoms (agonising cramps, ridiculous food cravings, piss right off or I'll rip your head off attitude, etc.) It worked like a charm and...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
HEALTH Minister, Brian Chituwo, has reassured the nation that scientific investigations into the injectable contraceptive, Depo Provera have not shown any traces of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008
THE United States embassy has said Depo Provera, an injectable contraceptive is safe as it meets the safety regulatory standards.
feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 11/21/2007
Contributed by Sarah Stillman Flushed pill packets. Holes poked in a condom. A boyfriend's sneer that "Depo-Provera is for sluts." Widespread but often unspoken , women's experiences of birth control sabotage offer a prime example of how violence and abuse in intimate relationships are often linked with reproductive health and rights. This September, a groundbreaking study by Dr. Elizabeth Miller...
Celebslam (Free subscription) | 11/02/2007
Britney Spears pregnant again? Don't be shocked if Britney Spears has another baby soon. According to a friend of the singer’s, she skipped her quarterly Depo-Provera birth control shot in July and was late on another. When Britney thought the shot was causing her to gain weight, she switched to the pill. And, shock, that's not [...]
Hollywood Grind (Free subscription) | 11/02/2007
Life & Style reports that Britney Spears was getting Depo-Provera injections every three months as a contraceptive, but thought it was making her gain weight, so she went on the pill. A source says: "She’s constantly forgetting where she put them. "She seems to find it amusing, she laughs at how scattered she is." Other sources allege [...]
Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2007
Singer Britney Spears sparingly took birth control tablets because they made her gain weight, according to reports. The singer - who reportedly suffered a miscarriage at the beginning of the year - was receiving Depo Provera injections, but switched to tablets after piling on the pounds. [...] Read more!
The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 11/01/2007
Friends of Britney Spears fear the pop star may be pregnant after she skipped a July appointment for the Depo-Provera shot.
BLOGDIAL (Free subscription) | 10/04/2007
Drug Cocktail I haven't felt myself for about 2 weeks, directly corresponding with my last round of shots. I received my second Guardasil injection the same time as my Depo-Provera, and am also taking Lexapro on a daily basis. I’ve been on Depo for just over 2 years, and it appears that the pain of the [...]
Drug and Device Law (Free subscription) | 09/10/2007
We've previously posted about the MDL Panel's increasing propensity to grant motions to coordinate product liability cases. That's why we were pleased to see the Panel's order last month (here's a link ) denying plaintiffs' motion to coordinate the Depo-Provera cases. Maybe Pfizer was shooting fish in a barrel. The Panel considered the need to coordinate only three federal cases -- two already-consolidated...
MetaFilter (Free subscription) | 05/24/2007
is depo-provera affecting my ability to lose weight? so i'm overweight. by more than i'd like to be. more than a bit of chub, less than mama grape. in the past two years, since i've started and continued to be on depo-provera, i've steadily gained weight. about 7 months ago, i decided i was going to start eating more healthfully and exercising more. i get a bit of exercise (a lot more than i used to)...
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Did he inform Zambian women about other side effects?
Yes Dr Brian Chituwo has assured us about the safety of the drug? How about the black Box warning By FDA. Did he do his home work on the drug as to other...
anonymous - 02/07/2008