Ortho-Prefest Side Effects May Result In Cancer Lawsuits
Ortho-Prefest Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. Ortho-Prefest (Generic: Estradiol & Norgestimate) is a single-tablet prescription hormone replacement therapy (HRT) indicated in women with an intact uterus for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, treatment of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, and … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Patch Side Effects May Lead To Pulmonary Embolism Lawsuits
Ortho Evra Can Cause Pulmonary Embolism. On September 20, 2006, results of a new study were released that confirmed previous studies showing an increased risk of blood clots associated with the use of Ortho Evra versus oral contraceptives. The study found that women using Ortho Evra were twice as likely to develop blood clots as … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Risks May Have Been Concealed by J&J
Ortho Evra Risks Concealed. Johnson & Johnson is facing more heat over its Ortho Evra birth control patch. According to an NBC News report, internal documents indicate that the drug maker may have known about Ortho Evra’s blood clot risks years before they were made known to the public, and perhaps even before it came to … [Read more...]
New Info For Ortho Evra Label
New Info For Ortho Evra. Canadian health regulators have announced a label update for the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Ortho Evra - sold as Evra in Canada - has been linked to dangerous blood clots. According to Health Canada, the new Canadian label will include information on the average daily release rates of contraceptive … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Canadian Lawsuit Settled
Ortho Evra Canadian Lawsuit. Johnson & Johnson has agreed to settle an Ortho Evra class action lawsuit in Canada. The drug maker has already spent more than $68 million to settle similar claims in the U.S. When Ortho Evra was introduced in 2002, Johnson & Johnson touted the once-weekly patch as a convenient alternative to daily … [Read more...]
New Ortho Evra Lawsuit Filed
New Ortho Evra Lawsuit. A Texas woman is the latest person to file suit over injuries she sustained while using the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Karenetha Easterwood says she suffered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism just 5 months after she began using Ortho Evra. When Ortho Evra was introduced in 2002, Johnson & … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Maker Paid $68.7M Settlement
Ortho Evra Maker Paid $68.7 Million. Ortho Evra maker Johnson & Johnson has spent just over $68 million so far to settle hundreds of lawsuit. The defective birth control patch has been linked to a variety of health ailment, including blood clots, heart attacks and strokes Johnson & Johnson has been named in more than 4,000 … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Needs to Go, Public Citizen Says
Ortho Evra May Cause Fatal Blood Clots.A prominent consumer advocacy group says Ortho Evra, Johnson & Johnson's controversial birth control patch, is too dangerous to be on the market. Public Citizen is asking federal regulators to ban Ortho Evra because it poses a higher risk of potentially fatal blood clots than other … [Read more...]
FDA Turns Blind Eye to the ‘Most Dangerous Contraceptive on the Market’
Ortho Evra The Most Dangerous Contraceptive. The Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch is still being called a “safe and effective” contraceptive by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), even though two separate studies have now shown that Ortho Evra users are at a higher risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots than women who … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Gets Second Safety Warning as Concerns over Blood Clots Mount
Ortho Evra Gets Second Safety Warning. A second Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch study has found that the contraceptive puts users at a higher risk of blood clots than estrogen-containing birth control pills, prompting the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to announce another round of label modifications for the Johnson & Johnson … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Studies Changed, Withheld By J&J to Hide High Estrogen Levels
Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch studies that proved the contraceptive patch exposed women to dangerously high levels of estrogen where either altered or withheld by Johnson & Johnson before the medication was approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), according to court papers file by lawyers for women suing the patch … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
Ortho Evra Lawsuit Filed. The Ortho Evra birth control patch is under fire yet again, after a group of plaintiffs sued Johnson & Johnson for injuries they claim they sustained as a result of using the contraceptive patch. Several pharmacies that dispensed Ortho Evra were also named in the lawsuit, which was filed in … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Patch Side Effects
Ortho Evra Patch Can Cause Pulmonary Embolism. On September 20, 2006, results of a new study were released that confirmed previous studies showing an increased risk of blood clots associated with the use of Ortho Evra versus oral contraceptives. The study found that women using Ortho Evra were twice as likely to develop blood clots … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
Ortho Evra Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism. Parker Waichman LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announced today that they believe the results of a new study, which appears in the February edition of Obstetrics & Gynecology, confirms that the Ortho Evra transdermal contraceptive patch is more dangerous than oral contraceptive … [Read more...]
PW Files 100th Lawsuit Against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Law Firms Filed A Lawsuit Against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a division of Johnson and Johnson Inc. (NYSE:JNJ), on behalf of a 26 year-old woman. The suit, which was filed last week in the Superior Court … [Read more...]
PW Files Lawsuit Against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Parker & Waichman Filed Suit Against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announced that it has filed suit against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a division of Johnson and Johnson Inc. (NYSE:JNJ), on behalf of a 25 year-old woman. The woman was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary emboli … [Read more...]
PW Suit Against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Parker & Waichman Filed Suit against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announced that it has filed suit against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a division of Johnson and Johnson Inc. (NYSE:JNJ), on behalf of a 34 year-old woman. The woman was diagnosed with a severe pulmonary embolism … [Read more...]
PW Files Suit Against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical on Behalf of Woman
Parker & Waichman LLP Filed Suit Against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announced that it has filed suit against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a division of Johnson and Johnson Inc. (NYSE:JNJ), on behalf of a 36 year-old woman. The woman was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary … [Read more...]
Ortho-McNeil Sued on Birth-Control Patch
Birth-Control Patch. Ortho-McNeil is facing a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff claiming injury from the firm's Ortho Evra contraceptive patch. The New York-based law firm Parker & Waichman said it is suing Ortho-McNeil a division of Johnson & Johnson on behalf of a 37-year-old woman and her husband. The plaintiff's complaint … [Read more...]
PW Filed Wrongful Death Action Against Maker of Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
The Maker Of Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Is The Subject In A Wrongful Death Litigation. In the vast majority of cases where a prescription drug is the subject of personal injury or wrongful death litigation, the “victim” was already suffering from a physical or psychological illness, disease, or other health problem that may … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Birth-Control Patch Linked to Elevated Blood Clot Risk
Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Risk Of Blood Clots. This week, the FDA acknowledged the finding of a new study that indicates women using the Ortho Evra birth-control patch have an elevated risk of developing blood clots. Notwithstanding the fact that this is far from the first evidence linking this potentially fatal side-effect … [Read more...]
PW Continues to Investigate Hundreds of Claims of Ortho Evra Related Injuries
Ortho Evra Related Injuries. Parker & Waichman, LLP (https://www.yourlawyer.com) announced that it has filed suit against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a division of Johnson and Johnson Inc. (NYSE:JNJ), on behalf of a woman who suffered bilateral pulmonary emboli in December 2003 at the age of 31 after using the Ortho Evra … [Read more...]
Parents Blamed Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch for Their Daughter’s Death
Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Raised The Risk Of Blood Clots. Alycia Brown was an eighth-grader in La Crosse, Wisconsin when she died of blood clots in her lower pelvis on May 7, 2004. She had been using the Ortho Evra birth control patch for about eight weeks. A federal law suit has now been filed in Madison by her parents who … [Read more...]
Family Blames Birth Control Patch in 14-year-old’s Death
A Family Blames Birth Control Patch. Parents of a 14-year-old Wisconsin girl who died last year are suing the makers of a popular birth control patch for failing to warn people sooner about serious side effects. Eighth-grader Alycia Brown died of blood clots on May 7, 2004, after using Ortho Evra for about six weeks, … [Read more...]
Litigation Over Allegations that Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Increases Risk of Blood Clots
Ortho Evra Patch Risk of Blood Clots, Stroke, and Death. Amidst recent reports by the consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen (www.worstpills.org), as well as the Associated Press that squarely challenge the safety of the Ortho Evra birth control patch marketed by Ortho-McNeil and strongly urge women to avoid using it, several … [Read more...]
