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Depo-Provera Bone Loss Class Action Overview:
- Who: Canada residents who received four Depo-Provera injections between April 1997 and June 2006 and suffered bone density loss before May 31, 2010.
- Why: Pfizer allegedly failed to disclose certain risks associated with the birth-control drug.
- Where: Canada.
Consumers who received injections of the birth-control drug Depo-Provera and suffered declines in bone density may be eligible to take part in a $2.2 million class action lawsuit settlement.
Claims forms will be due by March 1, 2022; however, the claims period has not yet opened.
Class Members may subscribe on the settlement website to receive an email notification when the claim form becomes available.
The Class consists of anyone living in Canada who took Depo-Provera before May 31, 2010, claims to have suffered a loss of bone mineral density (osteopenia or osteoporosis) before that date, and was living in Canada at the time they took the drug.
To be eligible for compensation, the Class Member must have taken four consecutive, uninterrupted injections of Depo-Provera at least three months apart. The first injection must have taken place after April 2, 1997, and the last injection must have taken place before June 30, 2006.
Class Members must have been diagnosed with bone mineral density loss before May 31, 2010, and within 30 months of the last use of Depo-Provera. They also must not suffer from certain risk factors.
The settlement resolves three lawsuits that had accused Depo-Provera maker Pfizer of misrepresenting the drug’s potential risks, such as the potential for an irreversible decline in bone mineral density.
Class Members will receive a pro rata share of the value of all valid claims as calculated by the settlement administrator.
An approval hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2021.
Did you receive the Depo-Provera shot? Did you experience any loss in bone density? Tell us about your experience in the comment section below.
The plaintiffs are represented by Siskinds LLP and Belleau Lapointe S.E.N.C.R.L.
The Depo-Provera Bone Loss Class Action Lawsuits are Noelia Brito, et al. v. Pfizer Canada ULC, et al., Court File No. 500-06-000305-058, in the Superior Court of Quebec; Elias, et al. v. Pfizer Canada Inc., et al., Court File No. CV-05-012802-CP, in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice; and Bradley, et al. v. Pfizer Canada Inc., et al., Court File No. 0601-05695, in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta.
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54 thoughts onDepo-Provera Bone Loss Class Action Settlement Website Is Live
I was on this depo shot from 2000 untill 2014 . My shots where giving in alternate hips and Arms. I INJECTED IN MY HIP CAUSED SIATICA NEVER . I ALSO HAVE DEGERITIVE DISK SYNDROME . Both right and left shoulders I have many problems to many to list here. Athrits spondlios. Cronic pain everyday. Right knee constant pain. memorie lost.
I have taken the depo shot since after my children were born. The first year was in 09 I’ve used it over a period of over 11 years. In 2020 my knee snapped effortlessly tore all my ligaments. I haven’t been the same since, I am age 34. No doctors or anyone ever told me any side effects or warnings about osteoporosis. I feel like this information have been told before doctors started injecting our bodies with this poison.
I was on the DEPO Shot for 9 years. I. Currently on the pill, I have problems with my right hip/the muscle where I would get the shot, now flares up and hurts so bad sometimes that I can not even stand up straight! I’m furious, I am 35 years old and I never expected to have this much pain after being on the DEPO shot
Hi was on the depo shot for 18yrs and the doctor told me that I have to stop getting the shot cause it was Deterating my bones in my hip and back
I was on it for about 6 years on and off now I have three broken vertebrates and an end plate that got broke because I lost bone density in my back and the doctor told me to stop taking it over 2 months ago
Was on Depo for years starting back in the late 90s through 2012. I’m 49 and was just diagnosed with Osteoporosis of the spine (classified as high risk for fracture). This is unbelievable to me. Is there no recourse against Pfizer because of prior lawsuit? What about all these women that are now suffering and will continue to suffer the ill-effects caused by Depo Provera? Are we all just out of luck?
Had Depo from 00 to 05 almost every time in right hip now using cane at 44 to help walk and relieve pain
I was on DEPO for approximately 8 years 2004-2010, A DR told me after 6 years that I should be taking vitamin C & D while on DEPO, so I did. However, I started noticing that my sex drive was deteriorating and wrote it off due to hormones. One day watching TV came across a documentary about DEPO and pedophiles, apparently they inject pedophiles with DEPO every month to stop their sexual urges!!! I never went back for another dose ever again!! My main side affect from being on DEPO is bone loss of my teeth, I have had dental issues for years! I wish I knew about this class action sooner I feel so angry that many of us will not be compensated for the suffering that we must endure!
I have been at the shot for 20 years nobody has ever told me that it would cause me to have osteoporosis and bone loss and I should get off of it and use a different method I tried to get my tubes tied also ! And a doctor said THAT THEY DON’T TIE TUBES ANY MORE THAT WAS IN 2015 he said to me we don’t do that anymore wanted to give me the E sure AND MAKE MONEY OFF OF ME TOO and I found out the day before I went to go get that that my girlfriend got pregnant in her tubes that because of scar tissue that they made with that birth control the eggs went right through that she had to get a total hysterectomy so I got back at the shot on it again it is 2022 THIS IS SAD IM SO MESSED UP NOW I NEED A GOOD ATTORNEY
I have been at the shot for 20 years nobody has ever told me that it would cause me to have osteoporosis and bone loss and I should get off of it and use a different method I tried to get my tubes tied also ! And a doctor said THAT THEY DON’T TIE TUBES ANY MORE THAT WAS IN 2015 do that ANYMORE AND wanted to give me the E sure AND MAKE MONEY OFF OF ME TOO THIS IS SAD IM SO MESSED UP NOW I NEED A GOOD ATTORNEY
Who can we contact about compensation because this shot or should I say poison has destroyed my life and these people need to be held accountable for this. I lost all my teeth in the front and I was diagnosed with arthritis all over my body at 30 something years old. I also have loss bone density, have TMJ disorder and a ton of other health problems I never had until getting in this poison called Depo Provera. Someone please help me!!! I talked to lawyers before now I am hearing of a class action that I was not aware of that was due in March but something else will have to be done because I refuse to let these people get away with destroying my quality of life! No way. I will fight to get my compensation. Anyone have any suggestions here in this chat?
I started the DEPO in 2007 and stopped taking it in 2017. I was never tested for bone loss but found out that my tail bone was broken through my chiropractor. I was on the DEPO shot when I broke it. Is there a lawsuit for this in the United States?
I was on depo from 1995 to 2004 I’m 47 but I suffer every day with pain in my neck and back I have not had a bone density test yet but I’m going to. And also suffer from memory loss.