Ortho Evra Patch is a form of birth control that is worn as a patch as opposed to being taken orally. Recent studies have shown that the use of the Orthro Evra Patch has been linked to serious side effects including dangerous blood clots. In 2006, a study revealed that the use of the Orthro Evra Patch causes women to be twice as susceptible to developing these dangerous blood clots as opposed to those who took birth control orally in a pill form. In addition to the study in 2006, a study also revealed in 2005 that women who used the Orthro Evra Patch were exposed to as much as 60 percent more estrogen than those who took the pill form. The reason that women who use the Orthro Evra Patch receive such a significant amount of estrogen is due to the method of absorption. In the pill form the digestive system is used as a dilution factor, but the Orthro Evra Patch causes the estrogen to be absorbed directly into the blood stream, without the dilution factor from the digestive system.

It is alleged that the high levels of the estrogen being absorbed into the blood stream can result in serious side effects such as blood clots, strokes, and even heart attacks. It is estimated that about 4 million women have used the Orthro Evra Patch since it went on the market in 2002. Since the drug was put on the market, the FDA has received many reports of women suffering from these serious and life threatening side effects. As of 2005, the FDA had received 21 reports of life threatening ailments due to the use of the Orthro Evra Patch. The Associated Press has acquired records from the FDA which reveal that 17 users of the Orthro Evra Patch that were between the ages of 17 and 30 have suffered from fatal heart attacks, blood clots, and strokes since August 2002.

One of the biggest concerns is that the manufacturers of the Ortho Evra Patch have presented this method of birth control as an easier method of use, compared to the oral pill form. The manufacturers of Orthro Evra Patch are liable for the damages that have been caused due to the fact that the warning label was fallacious. The warning label that they put on the Orthro Evra Patch describes the side effects of the Orthro Evra Patch as being very similar to that of the pill form. There has even been a case where a high ranking former employee of Johnson & Johnson stated that they knew that the high levels of estrogen were dangerous and could cause serious side effects prior to putting it on the market.

Many women from across the United States have suffered from the misconception that is written on the warning labels drugs such as the Orthro Evra Patch and many others. If you have suffered from the use of the Orthro Evra Patch, please contact Goggins & Associates so that we may bring to you the justice you deserve.