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The ORTHO EVRA® Birth Control Patch: Your Lawyers in San Diego

Our ORTHO EVRA® birth control patch lawyers in San Diego are dedicated to protecting your rights as a health consumer. If you have been prescribed an ORTHO EVRA® birth control patch, we can counsel you regarding your options.

About the ORTHO EVRA® Birth Control Patch

ORTHO EVRA®, also known as "the birth control patch," delivers estrogen from a patch through the wearer's skin and into the bloodstream. The ORTHO EVRA® patch delivers about 60 percent more estrogen than does a typical birth control pill. This may be why there is a much higher rate of blood clot-related injuries (stroke and deep vein thrombosis, for example) and death among ORTHO EVRA® users compared to women using birth control pills. If you develop a health problem that may be related to the use of this birth control patch, the ORTHO EVRA® lawyers at our San Diego firm can help you understand your legal rights.

The maker of the ORTHO EVRA® patch, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, apparently knew about this blood clot risk when it first introduced the patch in 2002, but did not make the risk known. In late 2005, the FDA issued a warning to healthcare providers about the risk associated with ORTHO EVRA's estrogen content, and the patient information for this product was revised to include a description of this risk. Use of the ORTHO EVRA® birth control patch in the San Diego region as well as nationwide has been widespread and ongoing nevertheless.

Birth Control Patch Lawyers at the Kerry Steigerwalt's Pacific Law Center

If you have used the ORTHO EVRA® birth control patch as a San Diego-area resident and have suffered a health problem related to blood clots, you should consider your legal rights. Contact our ORTHO EVRA® lawyers in the San Diego office of the Kerry Steigerwalt's Pacific Law Center to schedule a consultation.

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