05/12/2008- Ennis & Ennis, P.A. is supporting the petition to the FDA, filed by Public Citizen, to remove the Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch from the U.S. market. Ennis & Ennis, P.A. encourages women who have used the Ortho Evra Patch and have experienced side effects including DVT, Blood Clots, Strokes or Heart Atttacks to go to the FDA's website and fill out the MedWatch form, which helps the FDA evaluate and retrieve accurate information on the actual victims of the patch. Attorney David Ennis stated: "Based on our 22 years of experience in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, many times the problems of actual victims are under-reported to the FDA." Ennis also encourages health care providers who have prescribed, diagnosed, or treated patients using the patch to encourage these patients to complete the FDA's MedWatch form.

Ennis feels the FDA should immediately ban any new prescriptions to patients who have never used the patch in the past while the organization evaluates the Public Citizen petition. "There is no reason to put teenagers and young women who have never used the patch on a drug that may eventually be pulled from the market when there are many other, safer, alternatives for birth control in U.S." Ennis & Ennis, P.A. recommends all current users of the patch to speak with their prescribing physician in order to become better informed on the risks of using the Ortho Evra Patch and other forms of birth control.

"We have been representing victims of the patch since the FDA released their first warning to consumers in November of 2005," stated Mr. Ennis. Ennis & Ennis, P.A. will continue to offer free nationwide consultations to users of the Ortho Evra Patch who have experienced DVTs, Blood Clots, Strokes and Heart Attacks by calling our toll free number at 1-800-856-6405 or going to our Ortho Evra website at http://www.ortho-evra-side-effects.com and filling out an online form.