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The FDA has logged 9,116 reports of adverse reactions to the patch in a 17 month period.
We post news stories that relate to the Ortho Evra patch as they break. You will also find links to stories that include Food and Drug Administration warnings about use of the Patch, as well as related articles.
Nov 20, 2005 - Parents Blame Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch for Death of Their 14-Year-Old Daughter - Newsinferno News Staff
http://www.newsinferno.com/storypages/11-20-2005~002.html
Nov. 17, 2005 - Family blames birth control patch in 14-year-old's death - Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/13193819.htm
Nov. 17, 2005 - Birth control patch could pose unforeseen health problems - Alyssa Reicks - Daily Nebraskan
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/A R T/2005/11/17/437c2a514bccd
Nov 11, 2005 -Urgent Warning On Ortho- Evra Birth Control Patch - Dr. Mallika Marshall - CBS4
http://cbs4boston.com/seenon/local_story_315152014.html
Sept. 13, 2005 - Woman Sues "Birth Control" Patch Manufacturer for Pulmonary Embolism - LifeSiteNews.com
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/sep/05091303.html
Sep. 02, 2005 - Suit: Birth control to blame for brain clot - Cary Lieder Vogrin - The Gazette
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/12543504.htm
July 25, 2005 - Women sue birth control patch maker: A lawsuit against J&J, maker of a birth control patch alleges women suffered strokes, blood clots. http://money.cn n .com/2005/07/25/news/fortune500/birth_control_patch/
July 20, 2005 - Birth control patch linked to higher fatality rate - Report: Device has three times greater risk of stroke, blood clot than pill -
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8565177/
July 16, 2005 - AP finds more fatalities from birth control patch than expected - Martha Mendoza - Associated Press
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/women/
articles/2005/07/16/ap_finds_more_fatalities_from_birth_control_patch_than_expected?mode=PF
May 9, 2005 - Contra-Deception - New York Post - Susan Edelman
http://www.healthyskepticism.org/library/ref.php?id=1852
September 21, 2004 - FDA Reveals 17 Fatalities in Two Years from Contraceptive "Sex Patch" - LifeSiteNews.com
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/sept/04092001/htm..
April 6, 2004 - 18 Year-Old New York Student Dies Suddenly from Birth Control Complications - LifeSiteNews.com
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/apr/04040606.html
Food & Drug Administration News Release regarding updated labeling for the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2005/NEW01262.html
The Ortho Evra Patch Home Page
http://www.orthoevra.com/index.html
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