Health Canada Warns Against Pain Relief Patch
-AHN
07/09/2009 - Health Canada warned medics against prescribing a pain relief patch which is suspected to have caused 52 deaths in the country from 1992 to 2007. More>>>

Coroner: Painkiller killed ex-Wilco member Jay Bennett
-ChicagoTribune
06/24/2009 - Former Wilco member Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a painkiller, the Champaign County coroner said Tuesday, and his office is investigating Bennett's death as an accident. More>>>

Doctors and Nurses, Still Learning
-TheNewYorkTimes
04/29/2009 - My patient was a young woman struggling with aggressive lymphoma who needed around-the-clock pain control. Because of her youth, and the hope that she might be cured, the attending physician was thinking of her future. He worried a patient-controlled analgesia pump could lead to a psychological dependence on narcotics. More>>>

"My Brother Died from Fentanyl"
-LawyersandSettlements
03/27/2009 - Richmond, RI: "My brother was prescribed fentanyl patches for severe back pain and throat cancer," says Michael. "He was on conventional opiates for a long time but he was prescribed the fentanyl patches on July 10, 2007. The next day my mother found him dead." More>>>

"I almost Died from Fentanyl"
-LawyersandSettlements
03/18/2009 - Munroe, NY: "I almost died from fentanyl in the Duragesic patch," says Vito. "Six patches in a box is like playing Russian Roulette—the third patch I wore definitely leaked and left me comatose." More>>>

Man Almost Overdosed on Fentanyl
-LawyersandSettlements
03/09/2009 - Payette, ID: After dealing with 10 major surgeries over 21 years, Roger has gained a lot of knowledge and experience regarding pain medications, pain management and pain clinics. He studies every medication before taking it, but fentanyl, by way of the Duragesic patch, was in a class all by itself. More>>>

Skin Patch Burns May Occur During MRI Scans Warns FDA
-AboutLawsuits
03/06/2009 - The FDA has issued a Public Health Advisory about the risk of burns from medicated skin patch drugs during MRI scans, as some of these medications may contain aluminum or other metal that could overheat, causing a potentially serious skin burn around the patch. More>>>

Is the Duragesic transdermal patch recall worrisome? How about the possibility of an ultra hazardous mini-pain pump malfunction?
-InjuryBoard
03/05/2009 - Due to a Duragesic transdermal patch fold over defect, ALZA Corporation has been in the news lately. A recent FDA recall involved several lots of Duragesic with an expiration date in December 2009. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) acquired ALZA in 2001 for $10.5 billion. Another J&J subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceutica (1961) distributes Duragesic. More>>>

A Fatal Step on Fentanyl Patch
-LawyersandSettlements
02/14/2009- Baton Rouge, LA: Lydia's daughter, Abbey, had muscular dystrophy and was on a host of pain medications. "Our doctors didn't feel comfortable giving Abbey so many different pills so about three years ago, they suggested the fentanyl patch," says Lydia. "Abbey took it for about a year before she passed away, just after the dosage was doubled." More>>>

One Fentanyl Patch Almost Lethal Dose
-LawyersandSettlements
02/02/2009- Haliburton, ON: A few years ago Stuart suffered a back injury from a boating accident that caused two herniated discs and a great deal of pain. Stuart was taking a lot of painkillers and discovered he was allergic to many narcotics, including morphine. More>>>

"My Mother Died from a Fentanyl Overdose "
-LawyersandSettlements
01/26/2009- Olathe, KS: Melissa says that now she understands the effects of fentanyl, she believes her mother died from an overdose of this powerful opoid which was administered by way of the Duragesic patch. More>>>

Alert for Duragesic, Other Fentanyl Pain Patches Issued by Health Canada
-NewsInferno
01/09/2009- Health Canada has announced that the makers of Fentanyl Transdermal System patches are changing dosage guidelines in order to reduce the risk of fentanyl overdoses. More>>>

PriCara recalls pain patches
-HaysPharma
01/04/2009- PriCara has recalled two batches of Duragesic pain-relief patches in the US after it was suspected that the gel contained in them may leak. Lots of 50 of the 50mcg/hr patches, one sold by PriCara and the other by Sandoz, are being recalled with the cooperation of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More>>>

Johnson & Johnson recalls pain patches
-APP
12/31/2008- New Brunswick-based Johnson & Johnson said it is voluntarily recalling two lots of skin patches containing the pain medicine fentanyl because of possible cuts in the reservoir containing the drug. More>>>

PriCara recalls Duragesic patches
-MPR
12/31/2008- PriCara, a division of Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pharmaceuticals, has voluntarily recalled one lot of 50micrograms/hour Duragesic (fentanyl transdermal system) CII patches and one lot of 50micrograms/hour fentanyl patches sold by Sandoz due to a cut-system defect. More>>>

J&J To Pay $16.6M For Duragesic Patch Death
-Pharmalot
11/28/2008- A jury in an Illinois state court awarded the money to the family of Janice DiCosolo, 38, who died in February 2004, because the patch she was wearing delivered a fatal dose of the fentanyl narcotice, which is the main ingredient in Duragesic, Bloomberg News reports. More>>>

Pain Patch Recall
-InjuryBoard.com
09/03/2008- There has been a voluntary recall of one lot of Fentanyl Transdermal System patches. The Fentanyl Transdermal patch transmits a continuous opiod dose for an extended time, and it is used to treat persistent chronic pain. More>>>

Synthetic Narcotics-Safe or Addictive?
-TransWorld News
07/21/2008- "Synthetic narcotics are not usually associated with addiction, but many are now being associated with drug overdoses," states Ms. Mary Rieser, Executive Director of Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia. More>>>

Painkiller Patch Fentanyl May Have Killed 3,500 People, Warns FDA
-NaturalNews
07/17/2008- The popular patch version of the pain killer fentanyl is suspected in more than 3,500 deaths, and the FDA has issued a new warning about its use. More>>>

Three families sue Mylan over painkiller patch
-Philly.com
07/15/2008- Survivors of three people who overdosed on a painkilling patch are suing generic drug producer Mylan Inc. in Monongalia County Circuit Court. The complaints allege Canonsburg, Pa.-based Mylan manufactured a defective product and failed to adequately warn users of the risk of death. More>>>

Health: Pain Patch Danger
-CBS3.com
06/20/2008- PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― In health, Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has information about an FDA alert and investigation about pain patches causing serious side effects and death. There are also details on one possible local case. More>>>

Duragesic: "If I Went to Sleep I Would Have Died"
-Lawyers and Settlements
06/13/2008- In 2003, Pattie`s doctor prescribed her the duragesic patch for severe neck pain. However, the patch nearly cost Patty her life. If she hadn`t had the good sense to call her doctor as she was experiencing a life threatening reaction to the drug, she would have died. More>>>

Longview teen's death exposes dangers of fentanyl patches
-tdn.com
06/04/2008- Late in the evening of March 12, 19-year-old Cody Norton left the Longview apartment he shared with his mom, Stephanie Rexford.
She returned home from her graveyard shift at about 8 a.m. and found Cody asleep. Thinking he had dozed off in the couch while watching TV, and exhausted herself, she went to sleep. When she woke, she found her son still on the couch, deceased. More>>>

The Many Pitfalls of the Duragesic Fentanyl Patch
-Lawyers and Settlements

Duragesic Patch: Fentanyl is a Cousin to Heroine
- Lawyers and Settlements

03/23/2008 - While fentanyl pain patches under the brand name Duragesic and other generics are described as a godsend for people with chronic pain, abuse of the highly potent drug is on the rise, especially by young people. More>>>

Fentanyl Patches With Reservoir Design Recalled

- FDA News

03/07/2008 - Two drugmakers recently recalled their fentanyl transdermal patches due to concerns that the pain medicine contained in the patch could leak into the packaging, potentially causing serious adverse events such as fatal overdose and respiratory depression. More>>>

Rough Patch for J&J Creates Opportunity for Mylan
- Wall Street Journal
02/22/2008 - After Johnson & Johnson recalled a version of its popular Duragesic pain patch early this month, generic drug maker Mylan got an unusual and welcome call from the FDA. More>>>

J&J Recalls Pain Patches For Fatal Overdose Risk
Portfolio Media
02/13/2008 - Johnson & Johnson voluntarily recalled 32 million of its Duragesic pain patches on Tuesday after discovering a defect in them that could cause a fatal overdose on fentanyl, the opioid contained in the patches. More>>>

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