TCU students urged to heed contraception patch warnings

February 25th, 2009 by Jennifer Walker-Journey

evra 3patches 150x150Students at Texas Christian University (TCU) now have access to more affordable contraceptives through the university’s Health Center, according to the TCU news Web site Daily Skiff. The Health Center negotiated a contract with drug companies to offer the discounted rates to students requesting contraceptives such as Ortho Tri-Cyclen and the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch.

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Another J&J patch causing deaths in users

January 27th, 2009 by Jennifer Walker-Journey

Drug maker Johnson & Johnson is recalling another one of its patches, the Duragesic fentanyl pain . According to BNet Business Network, the fentanyl is highly addictive and has been linked to deaths caused by the patches to leak too much medicine into the body.

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consumer group urges Ortho Evra ban

October 2nd, 2008 by Kurt Niland

Public Citizen, an 80,000-member nonprofit organization dedicated to consumer advocacy, petitioned the FDA to ban Johnson & Johnson’s contraceptive Ortho Evra (ethinyl estradiol/norelgestromin). The organization requested complete removal of the contraceptive within 6 months.

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Ortho Evra birth control patch label change

January 31st, 2008 by Scott Thomas

The FDA approved a label change to Johnson & Johnson’s Ortho Evra birth control patch on January 18, 2008. The has been known to cause which can lead to pulmonary embolism and death. The label change comes after testing revealed women on the between the ages of 15-44 are at a higher risk for pulmonary embolism.

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Ohio Supreme Court upholds law that puts cap on personal injury damages

December 27th, 2007 by Scott Thomas

In a 5-2 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court Thursday morning upheld the constitutionality of a 2004 law capping damages for pain, suffering, and other non-economic claims in personal injury and other lawsuits.

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Ortho Evra lawsuit settled for $1.25m as J&J tries to avoid public trials

October 26th, 2007 by Scott Thomas

Ortho Evra manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, recently settled a with the family of a 14-year-old girl killed by the defective birth control . The case is just one of many Ortho Evra lawsuits settled by Johnson & Johnson prior to going trial.

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J&J pays $1.25m to settle lawuit over death of 14-year-old

October 24th, 2007 by Scott Thomas

Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a over the death of a 14-year-old girl who used the company’s Ortho Evra birth-control , according to court records.

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