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Fentanyl Patch Lawsuits
The Duragesic and generic fentanyl pain patches have been linked to hundreds of cases of overdose and death. Poor design, manufacturing defects, inadequate warnings and poor quality controls could result in excessive amounts of fentanyl entering the body.
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Fentanyl Overdose Lawsuit Includes Claim Against Wal-Mart for Slip and Fall
An Illinois woman has named Wal-Mart as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed over her husband’s fatal fentanyl overdose caused by a pain patch he received after a slip and fall at one of the company’s stores.
Watson Fentanyl Patch Problems Lead to Equipment Adjustments
Following a fentanyl patch recall issued in early August due to manufacturing defects that could allow medication to leak directly onto the skin and potentially cause a fatal overdose, Watson Pharmaceuticals recently indicated that they have discovered and fixed equipment problems responsible for the defective patches.
Watson Pain Patch Recall: Risk of Fatal Fentanyl Overdose from Leaks
A fentanyl patch recall has been issued by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for one lot of their generic 100 mcg/hr pain patches, as manufacturing problems could cause the patches to leak the powerful fentanyl gel contained inside, potentially causing an overdose, respiratory depression or death.
Fentanyl Patch Lawsuit Filed For Wrongful Death Caused by Overdose
The family of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose has filed a wrongful death suit against Mylan Laboratories, who manufactures a generic version of the fentanyl patch.
Skin Patch Burns May Occur During MRI Scans Warns FDA
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.
Fentanyl Pain Patch Recalls: Duragesic and Generic Patches Could Cause Overdose or Death
One lot of the Duragesic pain patch and one lot of the generic Sandoz fentanyl pain patch have been recalled due to a manufacturing defect that could allow gel to leak from the patches, posing a serious risk of fentanyl overdose or death if the gel comes into direct contact with the skin.
Duragesic Pain Patch Lawsuit Results in $16.5 Million Verdict
The family of a 38-year old mother of three, who died in 2004 as a result of a fentanyl overdose, has been awarded $16.56 million by a Chicago jury in the fourth wrongful death verdict against two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries involving the Duragesic fentanyl patch.
Fentanyl Pain Patch Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $13.3 Million Verdict
A Florida jury has returned a verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit that calls for Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries to pay $13.3 million to the family of a woman killed by their Duragesic fentanyl pain patch.
FDA Blocks Wider Use of Fentora Due to Fentanyl Overdose Risk
Cephalon, Inc., the manufacturer of Fentora, has been informed by the FDA that they will not be allowed to expand the uses of their prescription painkiller due to the potentially fatal risk of fentanyl overdose the medication could pose.
Watson Fentanyl Patch Recall
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has issued a recall for one lot of its generic 75 mcg/hr Fentanyl Transdermal System patches after they discovered some of the patches leak Fentanyl gel, which could cause a life-threatening fentanyl overdose if the gel comes in direct contact with the skin.
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