Overall, in medically confirmed cases, the risk of clots was estimated to be 14 times higher with the patch.
And yet, according to the complaint filed in the California case of Thoren v Johnson and Johnson, filed on January 20, 2006: "The various sales messages sent to health care providers failed to warn that the patch carried a higher risk of blood clots than oral contraceptives and actually implied that the patch carried the same risk as a pill."
Injuries listed in many of the complaints are defined in medical terms by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, with thrombosis being the formation of a clot within a blood vessel of the brain or neck, and embolism defined as the movement of a clots to another part of the body such as the heart to the neck or brain and can kill depending on where they lodge in the body.
All hormonal birth control products are known to increase the risk of blood clots because estrogen promotes coagulation. Clots are semisolid masses of blood tissue that form as a result of coagulation. When clots break off into the bloodstream they can block the blood flow to other areas of the body.
Common symptoms for blood clots can include, but are not limited to, pain in the calf, shortness of breath, chest pain, or coughing blood.
If a clot is lodged in the brain, a stroke can occur when the brain does not receive an adequate amount of oxygen. Symptoms of a stroke include sudden: (1) numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body; (2) confusion, difficulty speaking, or understanding; (3) trouble seeing in one or both eyes; (4) difficulty walking, dizziness, or loss of coordination; and (5) severe headache with no apparent cause
Milder symptoms may include drowsiness, double vision, drowsiness, nausea, or vomiting.
Attorneys say the plaintiffs in these cases have a "signature disease," meaning a condition that is closely linked to use of the product but is otherwise rare. In this instance, blood clots are highly unusual in women of childbearing age.
The 7 lawsuits reported in the January 30, 2006 Madison St Clair Record, filed in in US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on January 23, 2006, allege the drug maker knew about the problems with the patch but failed to warn the plaintiffs about the risk of blood clots and include the following claims and injuries by plaintiffs:
Maral Annayeva suffered from bleeding, heart pain, headaches, nausea and general malaise.
Brandy Houk suffered shortness of breath, fatigue, excessive bleeding, and passed large clots as a result of use of the patch.
Melody Miller suffered multiple blood clots which resulted in the miscarriage of her child in the fifth month of pregnancy.
Tanya Lowe suffered blood clots in her right leg that shattered and spread to her lungs.
Reannon Tutkus suffered blood clots.
Stephanie Curtis discontinued the patch and immediately became pregnant and developed a blood condition which predisposed her to blood clots that required the use of blood thinners while pregnant.
Kristine Bailey suffered blood clots, dizziness and fatigue.
And yet, according to the complaint filed in the California case of Thoren v Johnson and Johnson, filed on January 20, 2006: "The various sales messages sent to health care providers failed to warn that the patch carried a higher risk of blood clots than oral contraceptives and actually implied that the patch carried the same risk as a pill."
Injuries listed in many of the complaints are defined in medical terms by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, with thrombosis being the formation of a clot within a blood vessel of the brain or neck, and embolism defined as the movement of a clots to another part of the body such as the heart to the neck or brain and can kill depending on where they lodge in the body.
All hormonal birth control products are known to increase the risk of blood clots because estrogen promotes coagulation. Clots are semisolid masses of blood tissue that form as a result of coagulation. When clots break off into the bloodstream they can block the blood flow to other areas of the body.
If a clot is lodged in the brain, a stroke can occur when the brain does not receive an adequate amount of oxygen. Symptoms of a stroke include sudden: (1) numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body; (2) confusion, difficulty speaking, or understanding; (3) trouble seeing in one or both eyes; (4) difficulty walking, dizziness, or loss of coordination; and (5) severe headache with no apparent cause
Milder symptoms may include drowsiness, double vision, drowsiness, nausea, or vomiting.
Attorneys say the plaintiffs in these cases have a "signature disease," meaning a condition that is closely linked to use of the product but is otherwise rare. In this instance, blood clots are highly unusual in women of childbearing age.
The 7 lawsuits reported in the January 30, 2006 Madison St Clair Record, filed in in US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on January 23, 2006, allege the drug maker knew about the problems with the patch but failed to warn the plaintiffs about the risk of blood clots and include the following claims and injuries by plaintiffs:
Maral Annayeva suffered from bleeding, heart pain, headaches, nausea and general malaise.
Brandy Houk suffered shortness of breath, fatigue, excessive bleeding, and passed large clots as a result of use of the patch.
Melody Miller suffered multiple blood clots which resulted in the miscarriage of her child in the fifth month of pregnancy.
Tanya Lowe suffered blood clots in her right leg that shattered and spread to her lungs.
Reannon Tutkus suffered blood clots.
Stephanie Curtis discontinued the patch and immediately became pregnant and developed a blood condition which predisposed her to blood clots that required the use of blood thinners while pregnant.
Kristine Bailey suffered blood clots, dizziness and fatigue.
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