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Ortho Evra patch: fake contraceptive patches reported sold on Web.(Gynecology)
Counterfeit contraceptive patches that were hawked on a Web site based in India contain no active ingredients and do not protect against pregnancy, the Food and Drug Administration has warned.
So far there have been no reports of any pregnancies or adverse effects related to use of the counterfeit patch, according to a spokeswoman for Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary that makes Ortho Evra, the genuine product.
Currently, Ortho Evra is the only transdermal contraceptive patch approved by the FDA.
The existence of the counterfeit patches came to light in January, when a woman notified Ortho-McNeil that the patches she had ordered from the site, www.rxpharmacy.ws, did not resemble the standard Ortho Evra patch. She sent the patches to Johnson & Johnson, which tested them and confirmed that they were inactive.
The counterfeit contraceptive patches are 1 1/2-inch square, brown, made of woven material, and have five holes that appear as red dots in the middle of the top side of the patch.
They "resemble a bandage," Mona Terrell, the Ortho-McNeil spokeswoman, told this newspaper.
The sham patches also have a 3/4-inch orange square resembling gauze under the plastic liner on the back. They do not come in sealed pouches and have ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Ortho Evra patch: fake contraceptive patches reported sold on...