Ratings, Reviews Summary for DEPO-PROVERA (PHARMACIA AND UPJOHN)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of DEPO-PROVERA: 2.1 (not satisfied)

(based on 2469 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for DEPO-PROVERA
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 190 2.39
Age 18 to 24 994 2.12
Age 25 to 34 838 2.12
Age 35 to 44 352 2.03
Age 45 to 54 61 2.52
Age 55 to 64 3 2.66
Age 65 to 74
Age 75 and up

Ratings by Sex for DEPO-PROVERA
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 34 1.7
Female 2411 2.14
Not Specified 23 2.3

Why DEPO-PROVERA* (Medroxyprogesterone acetate ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of DEPO-PROVERA: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.48)

(based on 3275 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** DEPO-PROVERA
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Contraception*831
2Endometriosis*40
3Dysmenorrhoea14
4Menorrhagia*13
5Menstruation irregular13
6Endometrial hyperplasia9
7Amenorrhoea6
8Ovarian cyst5
9Haemorrhage4
10Dysfunctional uterine bleeding3

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of DEPO-PROVERA **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Weight increased*1113
2Menstruation irregular843
3Depression*778
4Mood swings765
5Haemorrhage632
6Headache625
7Muscle spasms577
8Mood altered557
9Somnolence460
10Fatigue420
11Acne398
12Abdominal distension389
13Pain*359
14Anxiety345
15Libido decreased328
16Loss of libido328
17Nausea*319
18Irritability259
19Crying250
20Back pain242

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Cycrin, Curretab, Gestapuran, Depo-subq provera, Farlutal, Clinovir, Amen, Provera, Depo-provera)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com