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U.K. affirms safety of contraceptive patch.(UPI Top Stories)

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| September 20, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 United Press International. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

LONDON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- British medical experts say women using a patch for birth control should not be alarmed by unconfirmed reports linking it to deaths.

Those reports concern Johnson and Johnson's Ortho Evra contraceptive patch, the BBC reported Monday.

The government agency that regulates the safety of medicines in the United Kingdom said it had received two reports of clotting problems associated with the patch. Neither of these resulted in death.

"There is no reason for any woman to stop taking (Ortho) Evra on the basis of these findings," said a spokeswoman.

A suspected adverse reaction does not necessarily mean that the drug had…

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