Richmond Ortho Evra Lawyers Resources
Ortho
Evra Web Site
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical’s official Web site on the drug.
FDA Updated Labeling
The November 10, 2005 press release announcing a new warning
label for the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch.
Public Citizen Warns Against Ortho Evra
The consumer watchdog organization reminds readers of its
warning against use of the patch more than two months before
the FDA announcement of the drug’s dangers.
Mayo Clinic Advisory
Medical experts of the renowned Mayo Foundation for Medical
Education and Research lists the dangers of the nation’s
only birth control patch.
Doctors Refusing to Prescribe Ortho Evra
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, some
doctors are refusing to prescribe the contraceptive patch.
Dozens of suits are pending against Ortho-McNeil for death
and injuries related to the patch.
Birth Control Blamed in Death
The parents of an eighth-grader who died last year after
using the Ortho Evra patch are suing Ortho-McNeil. The
14-year-old girl died of blood clots after using Ortho-Evra
for about six weeks.
Ortho-McNeil Web Site
Web site for manufacturer of the Ortho Evra contraceptive
patch.
Ortho Evra New Updates
Topix.net provides continuously updated news from Internet
resources regarding the contraceptive patch.