Ortho
Evra Patch Side Effects
Our Ortho Evra contraceptive
patch injury law firm was
one of the first law firms
in the country to represent
clients in connection with
serious and permanent injuries
they sustained as a result
of using the contraceptive
patch. We also appeared on
ABC's Primetime Live with
Chris Cuomo in October of
2004 as part of their groundbreaking
story investigating the deaths
and side effects caused by
the patch.
Have you suffered
from Ortho Evra Patch Side
Effects? Contact
us for a free consultation
on your potential case against
Ortho Evra Patch Side Effects
today!
We were interviewed because
we represent the father of
Zakiya Kennedy, an 18-year-old
Manhattan fashion student
who collapsed and died in
a New York City subway station
in 2004. See
newspaper articles We
also represent the husband
of Sasha Webber, a 25-year-old
mother of two young children
who died while using the
patch. See
newspaper articles We
discovered as early as March
of 2004 that a medical examiner
reviewing the manufacturer's
application for the FDA raised
serious concerns that the
risks associated with the
patch were substantially
greater than those of the
oral contraceptive pill.
In November, 2005, the FDA
finally required the manufacturers
to issue a black box warning
label for its contraceptive
patch. We are proud that
we were one of the first
Law firms to spearhead the
efforts to inform the public
about the potential deadly
side effects of this product.
We can help you with your
claim. Here you will be able
to consult with an attorney
to receive guidance, counseling
and advice in regard to your
claim. Whether you suffered
a blood clot, a pulmonary
embolism, or a deep vein
thrombosis, we can help you
today.
The patch was first introduced
on the U.S. market in November
of 2001. The device is a
small beige hormonal patch
that is worn on the skin
to prevent pregnancy. The
patch is worn for one week
and then replaced on the
same day of the week for
three consecutive weeks,
with the fourth week "patch-free." The
patch works by delivering
continuous levels of norelgestomin
and ethinyl estradiol (progestin
and estrogen, respectively)
through the skin and into
the bloodstream. The product
is made by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical,
Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson.
Ortho-McNeil promotes the
patch as an easier alternative
to the birth control pill
because it combines the efficacy
of the pill with once-a-week
dosing, and it supposedly
is "on your body, off your
mind."
Have you suffered
from Ortho Evra Patch Side
Effects? Contact
us for a free consultation
on your potential case against
Ortho Evra Patch Side Effects
today!
Since being featured on Primetime
Live, we have been contacted
by many women from all over
the country looking for help,
regarding the deaths of a loved
one, their own injuries and
injuries to relatives that
have included pulmonary embolisms,
deep vein thrombosis, blood
clots, strokes, permanent loss
of vision and eye impairment.
If you have lost a love one
due to complications from a
contraceptive patch or if you
have sustained injuries yourself,
you should contact an Orthro
Evra law firm as soon as possible.
On July 17, 2005, the Associated Press See
AP newspaper article ran a story about several
people who experienced serious injuries or who died
from using the contraceptive patch. According to the
article, the risk of dying or suffering a blood clot
while using the patch is three times as high as the
risk in women taking the pill. The AP found that before
the patch was approved, the FDA had received notices
that nonfatal blood clots from the patch were three
times that of the pill. The AP then examined what has
actually happened since the patch came on the market
and found that deaths also appear to be at least three
times as high.
According to their story, "if you are a women taking
the pill who doesn't smoke and is under 35, the chance
that you are going to have a blood clot that doesn't
kill you is between 1 and 3 in 10,000. Your risk of
dying from a blot clot while using the pill is about
1 in 200,000. By contrast, with the patch, the rate
of nonfatal blood clots was about 12 out of 10,000
users during clinical trials, while the rate of deaths
appears to be 3 out of 200,000. Clots usually form
in the legs, and become serious problems if they travel
to a women's heart, lungs or brain."
If a loved one died, or if you or a relative sustained
a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE),
blood clot or permanent vision impairment, please to
speak with a Patch lawyer or Patch attorney today.
Have you suffered from Ortho Evra Patch
Side Effects? Contact us for
a free consultation on your potential case against
Ortho Evra Patch Side Effects today!
For more information regarding the patch, please visit
our links page.
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CBN News Article: Teen's
Death Raises Concerns over Birth Control Patch
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Article: BEAU
MUM IN
SUBWAY
FALL DEATH
Read
NY Newsday Article: BLOOD
CLOT KILLED STUDENT
Michael Gunzburg is a New York Othra Evra Claim
Attorney serving the New York Metropolitan area,
including New York City, Bronx, Brooklyn,
Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk,
Westchester, Rockland and Orange County. |
