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January 19, 2008
Star-Ledger (NJ), "New label for Ortho Evra birth control patch"
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved an updated label for Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra birth control patch that gives heightened emphasis to the risk of serious blood clots some women could face.

The label change was prompted by a study conducted by the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program, which found that women who used the patch were at higher risk of blood clots that form in the legs and lungs, a condition known as venuous thromboembolism. An earlier study by the group found no difference in the risk of clots between women who used the patch and those who took birth control pills.

Women who use the patch face a 60 percent higher overall exposure to estrogen than those who use oral contraceptives, according to the FDA. Higher estrogen exposure has been linked to clot formation in some women. Those risks were included in the existing label for the patch, but are now disclosed in bold lettering.

Learn more about the rights of women who have been injured or died as a result of taking Ortho Evra.
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