Findings from Scientific Researchers: Ortho Evra Leads to
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On January 18, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration was forced to update
the warnings section of physician labeling for Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J)
birth control patch Ortho Evra. They now include scientific data from a new
research study that found the patch increases the risk of a dangerous medical
condition, venous thromboembolism (VTE), when compared with traditional birth
control pills. VTE can lead to pulmonary embolism.
The agency originally
updated the Ortho Evra (ethinyl estradiol/norelgestromin) label with information
from two epidemiology studies, one of which found that use of the transdermal
patch doubled a patient’s risk of VTE when compared with birth control
pills.
Ellen Relkin, an attorney with the Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.
Drugs and Medical Devices Litigation unit, has been at the forefront of Ortho
Evra litigation, having been appointed in July 2006 as the State Court Liaison
in the Ortho Evra Multi-District Litigation (MDL)
by the Honorable David Katz of the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio.
Previous to that she was appointed to the Executive
Committee of the Steering Committee of the Ortho Evra Multi-District Litigation
in May 2006. She is also lead counsel in the New Jersey Ortho Evra litigation.
Our firm has won numerous cases involving dangerous pharmaceuticals,
including Vioxx, achieving a $13.5 million
verdict against Merck & Co. The firm’s other active pharmaceutical
litigations include actions against the manufacturers of Bextra, ReNu, Celebrex, Ortho Evra, Gadolinium dye and Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis Leads.
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see also:
Firm's Press Release
Weitz & Luxenberg Lawyer Echoes Concern Over New Warning on Ortho EvraAdditional study cites serious blood clot risk: Ortho Evra Lawyer
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Updated FDA Warnings
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