South Carolina Ortho Evra Side Effects Lawyers

If you or a loved one suffered serious side effects from the use of the Ortho Evra Birth control patch, please contact one of the skilled Columbia South Carolina Ortho Evra birth control patch attorneys at the Louthian Law Firm today. Our Ortho Evra lawyers are dedicated to providing Ortho Evra side effect victims with the best legal advise and representation necessary to succeed.

The Ortho Evra birth control patch was approved by the FDA in 2001, and was the first birth control designed to be affixed to the skin, rather than being taken orally, injected, or implanted. The patch needs only to be changed once a week, which makes it a convenient form of birth control, especially for many young women. The birth control patch manufactured by Ortho McNeil has been used by approximately 4 million women since it was approved, which may be partially due to the widespread marketing and advertising campaigns in various medias introducing consumers to the product.

There are certain major differences between the Ortho Evra birth control patch and other forms of birth control such as the pill. For instance, the patch allows a higher amount of estrogen into the bloodstream and women who use the patch are exposed to about 60% more estrogen than those who take the pill.

The popular birth control patch Ortho Evra has been linked to serious and fatal side effects, including the following:

• Heart Attack
• Stroke
• Blood Clots
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Cerebral hemorrhaging
• High blood pressure

There have been at least seventeen reports of fatalities associated with Ortho Evra in the United States in a recent two year period, as well as an overwhelming amount of reported blood clots, heart attacks and pulmonary embolisms. There have been more than twenty reported cases of severe blood clots linked to the use of Ortho Evra.

In November 2005 a warning was released by Ortho McNeil providing consumers and physicians with important information regarding certain health risks which have been linked to Ortho Evra. Included in the warning was information regarding how the elevated amount of hormones increases the users' risks for blood clots and other serious side effects. If you are currently using the Ortho Evra birth control patch and have developed any patch side effects contact us immediately.

If you or a loved one have suffered injuries or have legal concerns due to birth control patches, please immediately contact us. You may be legally entitled to recover medical expenses, lost earnings, as well as compensation for physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment. For persons who have died, their surviving spouse or other family members often can bring a wrongful death action.

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