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More Ortho Evra® News
An Ortho Evra® lawsuit has filed on behalf of a 27-year-old Florida woman diagnosed with multiple pulmonary embolisms after using the birth control patch.
The plaintiff's attorney announced this week that it has filed a lawsuit against several defendants after their client suffered multiple pulmonary embolisms just months after she was prescribed the Ortho Evra® birth control patch in 2002.
According to the Ortho Evra® patch lawsuit, doctors admitted the plaintiff to the hospital in September 2002 and diagnosed her with a pulmonary embolism, which is a dangerous blood clot in the lung. The blood clot had originated in her leg, which is called deep vein thrombosis, which then traveled to her lung. After being treated at the hospital, she was discharged, but days later suffered a second pulmonary embolism.
The Ortho Evra® lawsuit alleges that she continues to experience birth control patch side effects including continuous and heavy menstrual flow, which she recently underwent surgery in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
In November 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned women of the increased risk of blood clots associated with Ortho Evra®.
The birth control patch lawsuit also stated that more than 4 million women have used Ortho Evra® since 2002, but Ortho-McNeil did not notify them of the potential health risks until 2005, after several complaints were filed.
Reference:
"Birth Control Patch Side Effect Lawsuit Filed by Hissey Kientz, LLP," eMediaWire, December 2006.
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