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November 23, 2004 12:54 am

Depo-Provera Safety

Majikthise blogs a London Globe and Mail news release that is getting almost no media attention in the U.S.: Pfizer’s injectible contraceptive can cause irreversible bone loss, putting users at significantly increased risk for osteoporosis. FDA has just required Pfizer to put a black box warning on Depo indicating that it should be used only if no other birth control mechanism is adequate. Where are the discussions of the evolution of this warning?

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