Ortho Evra
November 29, 2006New York woman files Ortho Evra lawsuit
A New York woman has filed an Ortho Evra lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, the maker of the Ortho Evra birth control patch. According to her Ortho Evra attorney, the woman alleges that she suffered serious birth control patch side effects, including a pulmonary embolism, as a result of using the Ortho Evra patch.The woman began using the Ortho Evra patch in November 2004 when she was 21 years old. In her Ortho Evra lawsuit, she alleges that three months later, she went to the hospital after experiencing birth control patch side effects. Doctors diagnosed her with a pulmonary embolism.
As a result of her Ortho Evra side effects, the woman can no longer used hormone-based drugs, including other forms of birth control or hormone replacement therapy, because of the risk that they might aggravate her birth control patch injuries. Studies have shown that the Ortho Evra patch releases a 60% higher dose of estrogen into the bloodstream compared with traditional birth control pills. Researchers have suggested that this may be why the number of birth control patch side effects is higher than the number seen with the pill.
Studies have shown that patients using the patch have a much higher risk of Ortho Evra side effects caused by using the Ortho Evra patch. According to her Ortho Evra lawyers, Johnson & Johnson was or should have been aware of the increased risk of birth control patch side effects, including heart attack, stroke and blood clots. The woman’s Ortho Evra attorneys say that by not informing women of these health risks, Johnson & Johnson is liable for the birth control patch injuries that they suffered while using the Ortho Evra patch.