Fentanyl Patch Recall Issued Over Mislabeling, Overdose and Death Risk
Two lots of fentanyl patches are being recalled because they may contain much stronger dosages than indicated on the labels.
Two lots of fentanyl patches are being recalled because they may contain much stronger dosages than indicated on the labels.
An FDA advisory on Friday will discuss the effectiveness of fentanyl patch prescribing controls, designed to prevent overdoses and misuse of the powerful opioid.
More than 53,000 Johnson & Johnson Duragesic pain patches have been recalled due to problems where crystals of fentanyl may have formed in some of the patches.
At a hearing next month, a panel of federal judges will consider whether to consolidate and centralize all product liability lawsuits involving problems with fentanyl pain patches manufactured by Watson…
A California judge has ordered Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. to turn over additional documents and e-mails, as well as produce employees and executives for depositions in a fentanyl patch death lawsuit…
Due to a possible risk of a life-threatening fentanyl overdose, generic drug maker Actavis has issued a statement urging consumers to return potentially defective pain patches that were recalled last…
Yet another fentanyl patch recall has been issued after a drug maker discovered that some of their pain patches could release lethal amounts of the powerful painkiller into the user’s…
A fentanyl patch lawsuit has been filed by a West Virginia woman who allegedly went comatose after wearing a generic version of a pain patch manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals, which…
The son of an Illinois woman who died due to a fentanyl overdose has filed a lawsuit against Mylan Laboratories, which manufactures a generic version of the fentanyl pain patch.
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…