Press Article Excerpt

January 22, 2008

Globe and Mail (Canada), "More links between birth-control patch and blood-clot risk"

A new warning is being issued over the safety of the birth-control patch after a study found women on the patch are twice as likely to develop serious blood clots as those taking oral contraceptives. It's the second study in less than two years that found women using the Ortho Evra patch - marketed as Evra in Canada - face increased risks for developing blood clots, and is raising new concerns about the potential dangers of this contraceptive method.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last Friday that the transdermal birth-control patch will carry an updated label warning women about the potential risks, the second time a warning has been issued for the product. Health Canada said it is reviewing the information from the new study to determine whether to issue any new warnings or label changes to the Evra patch in Canada. Janssen-Ortho Inc., which manufactures the drug in this country, said it submitted the same clinical evidence to the FDA and Health Canada.

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