Women who use the Ortho Evra birth control patch are at risk to suffer from life-threatening blood clots and strokes.
Our law firm is representing women across America with Ortho Evra injuries.
Ortho Evra is a trademark of Ortho-McNeil Pharma-
ceuticals
Inc. and is used for product identification purposes only.
Ortho Evra Patch: Stroke Side Effects and Safety Risks
Ortho Evra Linked to Stroke Risk
The Ortho Evra contraceptive patch releases
estrogen through the skin into the bloodstream. Using the patch, women
are exposed to much higher levels of estrogen than most birth control pills.
Greater levels of estrogen exposure have been found to increase the risk
of adverse side effects like stroke or blood clots.
Since its introduction to the market
in 2002, over ten million prescriptions have been written for the birth
control patch under the brand name Ortho Evra. In 2004, there were 9,677
reports of adverse effects from Ortho Evra birth control patch.
Among the side effects reported have been debillitating strokes, leaving some users almost completely paralyzed. Ortho Evra lawsuits have been filed nationwide on behalf of women who have died or been seriously injured by blood clots allegedly caused by the Ortho Evra patch.
Risk of Blood Clots and Stroke With Ortho Evra Birth
Control Patch Explained: Updated 2008
It has long been known that estrogen can increase the risk of blood clots and strokes (thrombosis). However, Ortho-McNeil, the manufacturer of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, has previously asserted that the patch and the pill carry roughly the same risks.
This is the third update to the warning label of the Ortho Evra birth control patch which seems to confirm fears of the potential health threat. In November 2005, Ortho McNeil changed its warning label on Ortho Evra to alert women that using the patch exposes them to about 60 percent more estrogen than the estrogen from using birth-control pills. In September 2006, the FDA once again updated the warning label on Ortho Evra to include the results of a study that found a nearly two-fold increase in the risk of blood clots with the use of the Ortho Evra birth control patch over birth control pills.
In litigation against Ortho-McNeil and Johnson & Johnson, lawyers for Ortho Evra patients have charged that from April 2002 to December 2004, there were more than 500 serious health problems reported associated with the patch compared to 61 from the most popular form of the pill. There were allegedly four times as many strokes reported in women wearing the patch compared to women on the pill, even though the pill was taken by the equivalent of three times as many women.
In 2004, at least 12 women in the U.S. died from blood clots and strokes believed to be related to the Ortho Evra patch. Women who use Ortho Evra are exposed to about 60 percent more total estrogen in their blood than if they use a typical birth control pill containing 35 micrograms of estrogen.
According to press reports, since the 2004 introduction of the birth control patch in Canada (sold under the brand name Ortho), two Canadian women died and 15 others suffered blood clots or other serious medical problems after using the patch.
Submit Your Case
Lieff Cabraser represents individuals and the families of individuals across America who have been become seriously ill or have died after the use of the Ortho Evra birth control patch.
Submit
your case to an experienced
personal injury attorney
or feel free to telephone
us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358
and ask to speak with
lawyer Heather Foster.
Legal Background: The Rights of Patients Injured by Medical Devices and Drugs
The law in most states provides several personal injury claims for persons who have been seriously injured by a medical device or prescription drug with dangerous, undisclosed side effects.
Damages sought against manufacturers of an allegedly dangerous prescription drug typically include:
Physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment;
Medical expenses associated with the allegedly defective product; and
Loss of earnings and/or earning capacity
For persons who have died, family members can bring a wrongful death action. To learn more about the case against the Ortho Evra patch, please visit our Ortho Evra lawsuit page.
In death or serious injury cases, we will visit you where you live, at no cost, to discuss your legal rights and answer your questions.
We have retained leading, national medical experts to assist our clients with their Ortho Evra claims.
Contact An Ortho Evra Lawsuit Attorney
If you or a family member have suffered a serious injury or a loved one died after being prescribed the Ortho Evra Patch, you may be eligible to file a claim. Lieff Cabraser is representing women across America with Ortho Evra injuries.
Please contact an attorney at Lieff Cabraser to discuss your legal rights at no cost or obligation. We will handle all inquiries with the strictest confidentiality and sensitivity. Inquiries from Canada and other nations are also welcome.
You are also welcome to call us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358.
We also welcome inquiries from counsel considering referring a case. Lieff Cabraser has strong relations with the plaintiffs’ bar across the United States, Canada and other nations.
About Lieff Cabraser
Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is an over fifty attorney law firm with offices in San Francisco, New
York and Nashville. For the last five years, the National
Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs’ law
firms in America.
For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click here.
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Information: Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville, is one of the largest law firms in the United States that
represents only plaintiffs. We have been nationally recognized for our representation
of victims of dangerous and defective medical products. We are representing Ortho Evra birth control patch patients in individual peronal injury lawsuits.
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Trademark Notice:
Ortho Evra is a trademark of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals Inc. and is used for
product identification purposes only. The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, is in no way affiliated with Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals Inc. or its subsidiary,
Ortho Women's Health.
