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Editor: Robert Blanchard
Profession: Attorney at Law

Category: Ortho Evra Medical Information

Ortho Evra's side effects have led to the patch maker issuing a health warning and a large number of lawsuits. Besides the more common side effects, such as headache, application site reaction, nausea, upper respiratory infection, menstrual cramps, and abdominal pain, Ortho Evra has been linked to a number of severe conditions which could result in death, including:

Blood Clots,
Strokes,
Heart Attacks,
Pulmonary Embolisms, and
Deep Vein Thrombosis, aka DVT

The severity of Ortho Evra's side effects first came to light in April 2004 when an 18-year-old New York fashion student died while using the patch. Her autopsy revealed that

a blood clot had traveled to her lung. In addition to Johnson & Johnson's own admissions about the drug's side effects, at least a dozen women using the patch have suffered fatal strokes, heart attacks or blood clots.

See your doctor immediately if you have experienced any of the serious side effects associated with the Ortho Evra birth control patch. In addition, it may be important to contact an Ortho Evra birth control patch law firm attorney who can help you protect your legal rights. You can do so by filling out the form at the right of this page. Please keep in mind that there may be time limits within which you must commence suit. Attorneys associated with our Ortho Evra Information Portal will evaluate your case free of charge. In addition, you will not pay any fees unless your attorney recovers money for you.