Lupin Mibelas 24 Fe Recall
Mibelas 24 Fe may be Taken Out of Sequence and Are Missing Expiry/Lot Information. Mibelas 24 Fe birth control pills have just been recalled due to a packaging error that may lead to unwanted, unexpected pregnancies. The pills are sold under the name of Mibelas 24 Fe and contain Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol 1 mg/0.02 … [Read more...]
Pfizer Lo/Ovral® Birth Control Pill Recall Lawsuit
Lo/Ovral Are Being Recall. Have you used Lo/Ovral® birth control pills, or their generic counterpart, Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets, manufactured by Pfizer, Inc.? In January 2012, Pfizer issued a massive recall of Lo/Ovral® and generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets after discovering that blister packs might … [Read more...]
Loryna Birth Control Side Effects Lawsuit
Loryna Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. If you have used the Loryna birth control pill and have suffered side effects such as: blood clot, pulmonary embolism, stroke or heart attack, the defective drug attorneys at Parker Waichman LLP would like to speak with you. Loryna, a synthetic form of progestin called drospirenone has been … [Read more...]
Premarket Approval for Essure Birth Control Device Was Fraudulent, Patients Say
Patients involved in the clinical trials conducted in connection with the premarket approval application (PMA) for the Essure birth control device say that patient records were altered to show favorable results despite patient reports of problems. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Essure in 2002. Essure is considered … [Read more...]
Legislation Introduced to Require FDA to Pull Essure Birth Control from Market
U.S. Representative Michael Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania has introduced a new bill that directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw Bayer’s Essure birth control implant from the market. The safety of the implantable device—a permanent birth control method—has been called into question. In September, the FDA held an … [Read more...]
Settlement Resolves Blood-Clot Claims
Birth Control Pills Multimillion-Dollar Settlement. A settlement reported to total nearly $57 million would resolve allegations that Bayer Corp.'s birth control pills Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella cause strokes and heart attacks. The settlement fund would settle claims pending in a multidistrict litigation in Illinois federal court, and … [Read more...]
FDA Convening Panel to Reconsider Safety of Essure Birth Control System
On September 24, 2015, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will meet to discuss the risks and benefits of Bayer HealthCare's Essure birth control system. The panel will seek expert scientific and clinical opinion on the risks and benefits … [Read more...]
Adverse Events Spur FDA Reconsideration of Essure Birth Control
Negative Side Effects Move the FDA Toward Reevaluation of Essure Birth Control Device.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") is Reevaluating Essure. Essure is the only Nonsurgical permanent birth control device currently approved by the FDA. How Does Essure Work? In an office procedure, a health care professional inserts a … [Read more...]
In Light of Patient Complaints, FDA to Reconsider Safety of Essure Permanent Birth Control
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be re-evaluating the safety of Essure following complaints from patients who say the permanent birth control device caused painful complications. Currently, it is the only approved permanent nonsurgical form of contraception on the market. NPR reports that the agency’s Obstetrics and … [Read more...]
Thousands of Complaints Prompt FDA Panel Meeting about Essure Birth Control
In response to more than 5,000 reports of adverse events and side effects of the Essure birth control implant, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled a hearing for September 24 to evaluate the safety and effectiveness device. The FDA said it has received 5,093 reports of adverse events—including deaths—among women who … [Read more...]
Higher Risk of Blood Clots with Newer Birth Control Pills
Birth Control Pills Risk Of Blood Clots. Newer birth control pills such as Yaz, Yasmin and Marvelon may increase the risk of blood clots as much as older pills and perhaps even more, new research suggests. A new study published in the BMJ, the online journal of the British Medical Association, found that women are four times as … [Read more...]
Study Links Newer Birth Control Pills to Increased Risk of Blood Clots
A study published in the BMJ, the online journal of the British Medical Association, adds to a growing body of evidence linking newer birth control pills to an increased risk of blood clots. Researchers found that women taking newer oral contraceptives were four times as likely to experience venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood … [Read more...]
Food and Drug Administration Issues Response to Petition for Removal of Essure Birth Control from Market
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to a petition demanding removal of Essure permanent birth control device from the market. The petition was signed by more than 2,100 women who are concerned about injuries and adverse effects they say are caused by Essure. The FDA forwarded the petition to the Office of … [Read more...]
Study Suggests Hormonal Contraceptives Linked to Increased Brain Tumor Risk
A study of Danish women of reproductive age suggests that long-term use of hormonal contraceptives is associated with an increased risk of brain tumors. Hormonal contraceptives, which contain female sex hormones, are commonly prescribed in pill form. “The Pill” first became widely available in the 1960s and gave women all over the … [Read more...]
Birth Control Shot Depo-Provera may Increase HIV Risk, Study Suggests
A new study has linked the use of Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate), an injectable type of birth control, to an increased risk of HIV infection. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and published in The Lancet last Thursday. There are roughly 41 million women in the world who … [Read more...]
Women Taking Topamax Should Chose Birth Control Carefully
Women Taking Topamax Chose Birth Control. Women who use Topamax should know that they can't rely on hormonal birth control if they are of childbearing age. That's because ‘Topamax’ and other anticonvulsant drugs can increase the metabolism of estrogen and progesterone, leading to failure of hormone-based birth control. According … [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...]
The Pill Might Raise the Risk of Lupus
Pill Raise the Risk of Lupus. Birth control pills might be linked to an increased risk of developing lupus, according to an emerging study out of Canada. WebMD reported that the risk of developing lupus increases with higher-dose birth control pills, especially those pills with at least 50 micrograms of estrogen, as well as in those … [Read more...]
Yasmin Birth Control Pill Cited in Australian Death
Yasmin Birth Control Pill Cited In Death. A young woman taking the Yasmin birth control pill along with Accutane to combat acne has apparently died as a result of the contraceptive. The 24-year-old Australian woman died on Monday from a pulmonary embolism, just four months after she was prescribed the birth control pill. Yasmin … [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 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 Birth Control Patch Lawsuit Settled
Defective Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch. Ortho Evra manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, recently settled a lawsuit with the family of a 14-year-old girl killed by the defective birth control patch. The case is just one of many Ortho Evra lawsuits settled by Johnson & Johnson prior to going trial. It likely hints at the … [Read more...]
Some Birth Control May Raise Clot Risk
Birth Control Pills Increase a Woman's Risk of a Potentially Deadly Blood Clot. Certain low-dose birth control pills increase a woman's risk of a potentially deadly blood clot more than others and should be pulled off the market, a consumer group said Tuesday. All contraceptive pills carry a very low risk of blood clots that, even … [Read more...]
Mother Sues Birth Control Patch Company
A Woman Died While Using A Birth Control Patch. The mother of a woman who died while using a popular birth control patch has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the maker of the patch, which she says caused her daughter's death. The lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court names Ortho Evra's developer and manufacturer … [Read more...]
FDA warns of contraceptive patch dangers
Lawsuits And FDA Warning May Avoid Contraceptive Patch. Countless college students get prescriptions for contraceptives, but with a string of lawsuits and new Food and Drug Administration warnings, they may avoid one popular form of birth control. The Associated Press reported this month that a young woman in Idaho has filed a … [Read more...]
GALS’ PATCH PERIL
Birth Control Patch Peril Increased Risk Of Blood Clots. Labels on a popular birth-control patch will be updated to warn women that the danger of blood clots in their legs and lungs are higher for them than for women using the pill, federal officials said yesterday. The new warnings came months after a manufacturer settled dozens … [Read more...]
Birth-Control Patch Label Warns of Risk
Blood Clots Higher For Women Who Used Birth Control Patch. The risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher for women using the birth-control patch instead of the pill, according to a warning on the product's label disclosed Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration said it updated the label on the Ortho Evra … [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...]
Early Studies Tie Birth Control Patch to Blood Clots
Birth Control Patch User Face The Risk Of Blood Clots. Women using the increasingly popular birth control patch may face double the risk of blood clots than women taking the pill, but more investigation is needed to see if the preliminary findings are valid, federal regulators said today. "We're not sure what this means … [Read more...]
Birth-Control Patch Users Face Clot Risk
Women Who Use Birth Control Patch Face The Risk Of Blood Clots. Women who use the Ortho Evra birth-control patch face twice the risk of developing blood clots than those who take the pill, the patch's manufacturer said late Thursday, citing recent company-funded research. The finding comes from one of two studies comparing the … [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...]
