Pfizer's ‘Depo-Provera' Increases Risk of Brain Tumours 3.5 Times Compared to Combined Birth Control Pill According to New Study as Litigation Overseen by Levin Papantonio Rises to Over 550 Lawsuits

LONDON, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study published on 29 June 2025 in international peer-reviewed medical journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety by Frey et al. (the Frey study) has found that use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), which is manufactured by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and sold under the brand name Depo-Provera among others, for over one year is associated with a 3.5-fold increased risk of developing an intracranial meningioma, a type of brain tumour, compared to the use of th ...