October 1, 2024:Kristina Schmidt filed suit against Pfizer Inc. and others in California federal court. It is the first lawsuit over the link between Depo-Provera and the risk of developing brain tumors. Schmidt claimed Pfizer and Depo-Provera’s previous owners knew or should have known about...
Depo-Provera Lawsuit Updates and Latest News Earlier this year,PubMed Central released a studydiscussing the possible link between synthetic hormones and intracranial meningioma brain tumors. Once Depo-Provera users connected the dots, they realized their tumors might be caused by taking the contraceptiv...
A Depo-Provera lawsuit is based on the fact that Pfizer provided no warning to patients of this possibly life-threatening brain tumor. However, the company knew about the risks for some time. (2) Pfizer indicated it plans to change the label at some point. The proposed change will presumabl...
Depo-Provera is about 96% effective at preventing pregnancy. Generally, the less a person must do to be compliant with doing schedules, the more effective hormonal birth control is. In the case of Depo-Provera, missing a shot or not getting a shot on time are the biggest reasons why it ...
it completely ignored credible scientific studies that connected the contraceptive to serious health risks - all in order to fill its pockets,” said Elizabeth Fegan, managing partner of FeganScott, the firm leading the lawsuit....