Removing the black box warning for depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2011 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Contraception, volume 84, pages 212-213 (issn: 0010-7824,

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Authors: Andrew M, Kaunitz; David A, Grimes;

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.01.009

pmid: 21843682

Removing the black box warning for depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

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Abstract

This commentary explains why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should remove the black box warning regarding skeletal health on the package labeling for the injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). It states that by depriving women of long-term use of this safe effective product this black box warning hurts the public health. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Keywords

Intrauterine Devices, Medicated, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, Drug Utilization, Postmenopause, Fractures, Bone, Prescriptions, Bone Density, Pregnancy, Contraceptive Agents, Female, Humans, Female, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Drug Labeling

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