The manufacturer of the Ortho Evra patch has agreed to settle lawsuits filed in three Canadian provinces by women who were injured after using the birth control patch. The lawsuits involved 22 women in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec who used the Evra birth control patch, the Canadian version of Ortho Evra. (more…)

A 36-year-old woman in Texas has filed an Ortho Evra lawsuit against the manufacturers of the birth control patch after suffering serious side effects from using the product. Karenetha Easterwood’s lawsuit alleges that she suffered a pulmonary embolism—or blood clots in the lungs—after using Ortho Evra. (more…)

A leading consumer advocacy group has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to issue an Ortho Evra recall, citing the increased risk of side effects that women may face by using the birth control patch. Public Citizen says that the risk of Ortho Evra side effects is much higher than with birth control pills. (more…)

Government officials in Taiwan have called for a ban on the Ortho Evra patch after the island nation suffered what may be its first victim. Authorities say that a woman, who was identified by the surname Li, was hospitalized in January after suffering a stroke from which she has not yet regained consciousness. (more…)

A California woman who suffered a pulmonary embolism after using the Ortho Evra patch says that she wants other women to know about the increased risk of side effects they may face. Ronda Sloan has joined a class action Ortho Evra lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of the patch, alleging that the health problems she suffered were the result of using Ortho Evra. (more…)