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A middle-aged woman sustained serious heart valve injury (i.e.
primary pulmonary hypertension) from taking a prescribed diet drug, which contains Fen/Phen. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury
firm who settled the case.
$2.5 Million Settlement
A wife and mother of two children died of a cerebral hemorrhage
after taking an over the counter diet drug. The deceased’s husband contacted our firm for help.
Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled
the case.
$900,000 Settlement
We were co-counsel in a case involving a dietary supplement with PPA. The client suffered a stroke and had a brain bleed that required two surgeries. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled the case.
$ 750,000 Settlement
A teenager committed suicide after taking an anti-depressant drug for several weeks. The young boy’s life was cut short just one week before his birthday. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled the case.
$1.25 Million Settlement
Our client was the mother of a one year old child who was born with a complex cardiovascular condition. The child was diagnosed with arterial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and congestive heart failure, all conditions caused by the mother's use of an anti-depressant drug during the first trimester of her pregnancy. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury firm who settled the case.
$800,000 Settlement
When a cholesterol lowering drug was removed from the market in 2001, we were contacted by many Rhode Islanders who were injured by this medication. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for several clients.
$2 Million in total Settlements
Due to taking the an anti-psychotic drug, a number of our clients developed type-2 diabetes as a side effect. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with a pharmaceutical litigation law firm, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for our clients.
$3.8 Million in total Settlements
A Connecticut man was diagnosed with Type II diabetes after using an anti-psychotic medication. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, and the case was settled out of court.
$500,000 Settlement
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Depo-Provera Lawyer - d'Oliveira & Associates
Depo-Provera linked to Breast Cancer
The FDA approved Depo-Provera (depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate) inOctober 1992 after being denied approval in 1972 and 1975. It is manufactured by Pfizer. Depo-Provera is used as a contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera was first linked to breast cancer in 2004. An April 2012 study published in the Cancer Research Journal examined the link between the Depo-Provera shot and breast cancer. The study showed that approximately 3.1 percent of young women diagnosed with breast cancer had used the Depo-Provera shot within the previous five years.
Depo Provera Side Effects Linked to Doubled Breast Cancer Risk
The manufacturers of Depo-Provera marketed the drug to prevent pregnancy, however, studies have shown that there is a possible link between Depo-Provera and breast cancer in young women who used the shot for a year or more. According to this study, using the Depo-Provera shot for a year or more than doubles the likelihood of developing breast cancer. According to this study (read more), women who used the drug for less than one year did not show any increased likelihood of developing breast cancer. Depo-Provera is a progestin-only birth control shot that prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation. The shot is given once every three months for a total of four shots a year.
Breast cancer in young women is rare, but the researchers that released this study were attempting to find and illuminate all the potential risks associated with birth control and contraceptives like depo-provera.
PLEASE SPEAK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE DISCONTINUING USE OF DEPO-PROVERA OR ANY OTHER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
Contact the Law Offices of d’Oliveira & Associates, P.C.
If you or one of your loved ones was diagnosed with breast cancer while on, or recently after discontinuing, the birth control shot Depo-Provera, you may want to speak with a Depo-Provera Lawyer regarding a potential claim. An injury attorney familiar with new developments in the investigation of Depo-Provera may be able to help you make important personal and legal decisions. d’Oliveira & Associates, P.C. is working with some of the leading lawyers in the country who are handling these cases.
Please contact the law offices of d’Oliveira & Associates, P.C. at 1-800-992-6878 or fill out a contact form for a free legal consultation.