We all win when companies that do wrong are held accountable for the often devastating damage they cause innocent people who trust their products. Pharmaceutical companies must be encouraged to properly warn people of the all side effects of their drugs. Legitimate claims brought by people who have been damaged by wrongful conduct encourage these companies to stop profit driven practices that put innocent people and their families at great risk.
Most importantly, if you are using an Ortho Evra patch, and you have any of the following symptoms, please contact your doctor and report the symptoms. These symptoms should be taken very seriously because they may indicate a very real adverse health events related to blood clotting. The risks from using this drug are very real:
- Sharp chest pain;
- Severe crushing chest pain or tightness in the chest;
- Sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness, or fainting;
- Disturbances of vision or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg;
- Sudden partial or complete loss of vision;
- Coughing up blood;
- Sudden onset of shortness of breath;
- Pain in leg or calf.
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