Depo-Provera

American  

[dep-oh-proh-vair-uh] / ˌdɛp oʊ proʊˈvɛər ə /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of medroxyprogesterone.

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Example Sentences

The judge said claims by plaintiffs that Pfizer Inc.’s contraceptive Depo-Provera contributed to brain tumors must contain allegations that the plaintiff has the “requisite physical injury” and that it was connected to use of the product.

From The Wall Street Journal

Drugs like Depo-Provera, a contraceptive injection used in this case to regulate Jeannie’s blood levels, help with physical ailments.

From Salon

Dr. Smith said ViiV was hoping to learn from the history of long-acting injectable contraception such as Depo-Provera, which is delivered in a shot four times a year and which many women in the developing world choose as their preferred method of birth control.

From New York Times

The unanimous decision Thursday came in the case of a woman who became pregnant in 2011 after a federally funded health clinic mistakenly gave her a flu vaccine instead of the contraceptive Depo-Provera.

From Seattle Times

She had gone to the clinic for a quarterly injection of Depo-Provera, a hormone used for birth control, but a medical assistant who had been administering walk-in flu shots all day gave her the flu vaccine instead.

From Seattle Times