The FDA approved a label update Friday for Pfizer's Depo-Provera birth control shot warning of meningioma—a brain tumor in the lining—after studies dating back to 1983 linked high-dose progestin to ...

FDA adds brain tumor warning to Depo-Provera label for Pfizer’s birth control injections after studies link the drug to meningioma risk.

While there are many forms of birth control that use progestin, "no increased meningioma risk has been found with combined oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, progestin-only pills, or subdermal ...

With thousands of lawsuits and growing concerns over long-term risks, the FDA have added brain tumor warning to the label.

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The pharma giant announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved its new safety warning label for Depo-Provera — Pfizer’s birth control injection that has been a subject of controversy as ...

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 ...

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 ...