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Ortho-Evra birth control patch

New risks of blood clots lead to lawsuits

When women thought that they had a safe product for birth control, they find that Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc, a division of Johnson & Johnson, Inc. did not tell them initially about all the dangers of using Ortho Evra birth control patch. According to the latest warnings from the FDA, women using the patch are twice as likely to develop blood clots compared with those using oral birth control pills. No wonder then that Parker & Waichman is campaigning for a recall.

This is not the first time there have been changes made to the warnings about Ortho Evra's risks. The first warning about the increased risks of blood clots associated with Ortho Evra was issued on November 10, 2005.  In that warning, Ortho-McNeil admitted for the first time that women who use the patch will be exposed to up to 60% more estrogen than they would be exposed to if they were taking a birth control pill with 35 micrograms of estrogen. The patch is only intended to deliver 20 micrograms of estrogen.

The FDA has logged 9,116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a Photo of Ortho Evra birth control patch home page.17-month period, whereas Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill, only generated 1,237 adverse reports in a six-year period. During a 12-month period, 44 serious injuries or deaths have been associated with Ortho Evra, whereas only 17 such reports were linked to the birth control pill during a similar time period. The pattern is further magnified when usage rates are considered: Ortho Tri-Cyclen has six times the number of users as Ortho Evra.
The sad reality is that many women who have used this patch are unaware of the risks or are not sure that their health problems may have been caused by the use of patch. It seems that some of these women are coming forward and filing lawsuits to demand compensation from the manufacturer. We suggest that if you see any symptoms, you must immediately discuss your situation with your family doctor and find out if you need an attorney to pursue your lawsuit.

The law office of Hissey Kientz has already filed a lawsuit against several defendants on behalf of a Florida woman who suffered a blood clot in her leg four months after she began using the Ortho Evra birth control patch (Case No. 1:07-OE-40219). After experiencing severe pain in her lower leg in April 2003, the woman was admitted to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with a blood clot in her leg (deep vein thrombosis). During her one-week stay in the hospital, she was given blood thinners in order to treat this clot, and continued on blood thinners for several months after her release. The lawsuit alleges the woman's blood clot resulted from her use of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, and that Ortho-McNeil, the manufacturer of the patch, failed to warn consumers about its potential dangers.

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