Nebraska Woman Files NuvaRing Pulmonary Embolism Lawsuit

Plaintiff Lori Frazier alleges in the NuvaRing lawsuit that she began using the birth control product in September 2007 and, roughly four years later, suffered from chest tightness and shortness of breath roughly four years. Doctors at her local hospital performed a CT scan and found the presence of a pulmonary embolism, which she alleges was caused by a blood clot formed by NuvaRing side effects. Frazier required injections and hospitalization in order to treat the dangerous condition, according to the NuvaRing lawsuit.

Frazier alleges in the NuvaRing lawsuit that had she known of the risks involving blood clotting, she would have opted for a different method of birth control. It is alleged that Organon used medical trials and study data from older oral contraceptives to determine the likelihood of NuvaRing blood clots forming. The formulation of the hormone in the ring, however, is reportedly different than that used in these pills.

In addition, while major labeling changes regarding potential drug side effects must be approved by the FDA, Organon and Merck had other avenues that it could follow including regulations that “permit a manufacturer to ‘add or strengthen a contraindication, warning, precaution, or adverse reaction’” through a supplemental label update, the NuvaRing lawsuit says. Frazier claims that Organon did not do so, which caused women like Frazier to be unaware of the “high risk of thromboembolic complications” from NuvaRing, the lawsuit says.

As a result of allegations that Merck and Organon did not use available options to update information regarding NuvaRing pulmonary embolism side effects, nor perform adequate testing due to the novelty of the hormone, Frazier is seeking damages on counts of defective manufacturing and design, failure to warn, negligence, breaches of express and implied warranties and others.

The NuvaRing side effects lawsuit is Lori Frazier v. Organon USA Inc., et al, Case No. 13-cv-00301, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska.

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