Women who use the Ortho Evra birth control patch (made by Ortho-McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) double their likelihood of developing blood clots, compared with women taking oral birth control pills, according to interim results from a study funded by Ortho-McNeil. (more…)

Stephanie Sanchez, a 37-year-old woman from Roseville, California, has filed an Ortho Evra lawsuit against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals. Sanchez claims that she suffered serious birth control patch side effects after using the Ortho Evra patch. She says that the company should have done more to warn users about the side effects of Ortho Evra. (more…)

Many doctors have stopped prescribing the Ortho Evra patch to their patients in an effort to protect them from deadly birth control patch side effects. On November 8, 2005, the Food and Drug Administration announced that using the Ortho Evra patch increases a woman’s risk of birth control patch injuries, such as blood clots, heart attack or stroke. (more…)

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it is updating the warning label for the Ortho Evra birth control patch. The new warning states that Ortho Evra users receive a much greater dose of hormones than do users of birth control pills. Because the hormones in the Ortho Evra patch can cause blood clotting, this may put women using the patch at a higher risk for strokes, heart attacks and other birth control patch side effects. (more…)

Ten women from various states across the country have filed an Ortho Evra lawsuit in New Jersey alleging serious injuries caused by the birth control patch. In the lawsuit, the women allege that using the Ortho Evra patch caused them to suffer strokes and blood clots, according to their attorney. (more…)