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Duragesic Patch
Duragesic Pain Patch, Other Fentanyl Pain Patches Still Killing People, FDA Warns
Dec 21, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Duragesic patch and other generic fentanyl pain patches are still killing people, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warned today. ...
Johnson & Johnson Settles Duragesic Patch Wrongful Death Lawsuit for $2.5 Million
Jul 30, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to settle wrongful death claims involving its Duragesic pain-killing patch for more than $2.5 million, according to...
Daughter wins patch case
Jul 8, 2006
A jury in Houston on Friday awarded $772,500 to the daughter of a Rosenberg woman who died after using a drug patch made by Johnson & Johnson. ...
Painkiller patch abuse blamed for deaths
Jun 15, 2006 | AP
Justin Knox bit down on the bitter-tasting patch, instantly releasing three days' worth of a drug more powerful than morphine. He was dead before he...
Transdermal Patches: An Innovative Drug Delivery System That Has Raised Serious Safety Concerns
Mar 6, 2006 | Newsinferno News Staff
Until recently, drugs were administered in three basic ways; orally, intravenously, and by injection. At home, patients were limited to oral...
Experts: Patches + heat = danger
Mar 5, 2006 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Medical experts say medicated patches, used by 12 million people for a range of ailments, can become unsafe when heated by exercise, soaking in a hot...
Painkiller overdose links four deaths
Feb 23, 2006 | Augusta Chronicle
Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton couldn't help but notice the trend.
When the toxicology reports came back on Shawn Noe recently, it was the fourth...
Family sues over Rx drug
Dec 15, 2005 | Deseret Morning News
The family of a Salt Lake area woman who died two years ago of multiple organ failure has filed a lawsuit against the maker of a pharmaceutical skin...
Pain patch required special monitoring
Nov 27, 2005 | www.miami.com
Dory Bauler prides herself on staying active despite painful back problems. But earlier this year, she was getting so short of breath that she could...
Public Advisory Health Canada Endorsed Important Safety Information DURAGESIC* (fentanyl transdermal system)
Sep 16, 2005 | CNW
Janssen-Ortho Inc., in collaboration with Health Canada, wishes to highlight important safety information about the safe use of DURAGESIC. The...
Duragesic Patch
