Ortho Evra Interactions and Contraindications
A notice to all Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch users:
It was
discovered that the Ortho Evra patch could lead to a variety of harmful side effects, including some
extremely dangerous ones like heart attack, stroke, deep vein
thrombosis or pulmonary
embolism.
If you or someone you love has suffered after using Ortho
Evra, you may be entitled to a lawsuit. All you need to
do is fill out a form and you will receive a free case
evaluation from Weitz & Luxenberg.
Contraceptive effectiveness of the Ortho Evra patch or any other hormonal
contraceptive may be reduced significantly if co-administered alongside various
antibiotics, antifungals, anticonvulsants, or other drugs that increase
metabolism of contraceptive steroids.
| If you've used the Ortho Evra patch and have suffered a blood clot, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, or stroke, you may be able to file a lawsuit. To get started, please fill out this form. |
However, despite the interactions with many other antibiotics, a clinical pharamacokinetic drug interaction study showed that oral administration of tetracycline HCl 500 mg for 3 days prior to and 7 days during use of Ortho Evra did not reduce effectiveness of Ortho Evra. This is a significant factor in the common decision to administer tetracycline-derived antibiotics following an abortion (preventitively to fight potential infection) when synthetic hormone contraceptives are to be used afterwards.
Drugs containing St. John's Wort are also known to affect the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives.
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see also:
Side Effects
Learn about the side effects of the ortho evra patchInformation about the side effects of ortho evra
Backup Contraception
Ortho Evra - Learn about backup contraception while using the patchLearn about Ortho Evra and its use as a back-up Contraceptive
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