ORTHO EVRA IN THE NEWS

Jul-28-06: Lawsuit filed in Canada against Ortho Evra claiming patients and doctors weren't adequately warned about the increased risk of developing blood clots, stokes and heart attacks. [CNW TELBEC]

Jun-30-06: Lawsuit filed when 46-year-old woman experienced a stroke after using Ortho Evra patch for only three months.

Jun-15-06: Some types of birth control, such as the Ortho Evra patch, can threaten a woman's health. [PRESS-TRIBUNE]

May-13-06: Johnson & Johnson has opted for quick settlements for lawsuits claiming that its birth control patch Ortho Evra causes blood clots, heart attacks, strokes and even death. [LA TIMES]

Apr-10-06: One woman links Ortho Evra patch with blood clots in lungs. Doctors say she is at risk of dying and must take medications to control the clots. [NEWSDAY]

Apr-09-06: Women who suffered life threatening blood clots and strokes on the Ortho Evra birth control patch are receiving cash settlements from the manufacturer, which allegedly failed to warn customers about the known risk. [NEW YORK POST]

Jan-31-06: An Illinois woman has filed a $75 million dollar lawsuit against Ortho Evra maker due to blood clots in her leg. After discovering leg swelling, the woman had anti-coagulant therapy and vascular surgery because of blood clots in her right calf and thigh. The plaintiff also brings a complaint against Walgreens pharmacy and the Walgreens pharmacist for misrepresenting the birth control drug as safe. [THE RECORD]

Dec-17-05: The family of a 17-year-old girl filed a lawsuit against Ortho Evra nearly two years after the young girl died from a pulmonary embolism or deadly blood clot while using Ortho Evra. [ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH]

Nov-11-05: Millions of women who use Ortho Evra contraceptive warned of exposure to high amounts of estrogen. (Nov-11-05) [CNN NEWS]

Nov-11-05: Ortho McNeil, the makers of Ortho Evra, a popular birth control patch warned millions of women yesterday that the patch exposes them to significantly higher doses of hormones, and that it may put them at greater risk for blood clots and other serious side effects than previously disclosed. [BOSTON GLOBE]

Jul-25-05: A lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, maker of Ortho Evra birth control patch alleges women suffered strokes and blood clots. [CNN NEWS]

Jul-20-05: Birth Control Patch Linked to Higher Fatality Rate. [MSNBC NEWS]

Jul-17-05: Deaths Linked to Birth Control Patch Use. [WASHINGTON TIMES]