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02-19-2008, 04:08 PM
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For Those Of You On Heavy Pain Meds....
I just came across this online and know many people have had back surgeries and are on multiple pain meds and for some reason I have heard the name of this heavy pain med before so I thought I would pass the info along before anyone got hurt......
More Fentanyl Patches Recalled Last Updated: 02-19-08 at 8:15AM WASHINGTON -- Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled for the second time in a week Monday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside. Sold in the United States by Actavis South Atlantic LLC, the newly recalled patches have both this name and the company's former name, Abrika Pharmaceuticals Inc., on their packaging. The old name is on the pouches that contain the patches and the new name is on the outer carton. Last Tuesday PriCara, a division of Johnson & Johnson, announced a recall of fentanyl patches manufactured by its affiliate ALZA Corp. Monday's recall includes 25-microgram-per-hour, 50-microgram-per-hour, 75 microgram-per-hour and 100 microgram-per-hour patches with expiration dates of May through August 2009. Some of the patches may have a defect that can cause them to leak, putting patients and caregivers at risk of coming into direct contact with the powerful "opioid" drug inside. This could result in difficulty breathing and a potentially fatal overdose. The company has not received any reports of injuries related to this defect. Damaged patches should be flushed down the toilet and not handled. Skin that has been exposed to the gel should be thoroughly rinsed with water, but not washed with soap. The recalled patches were manufactured for Actavis Inc. by Corium International Inc. Activis Inc. is a division of Actavis Group hf.
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02-19-2008, 05:32 PM
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Interesting Flea. We use these ALOT on the Burn Center for our patients. I handle them myself several times a month. I most certainly will be keeping my eyes on the expiration dates and getting ahold of Pharmacy if I find any that fall into those dates.
Thank you for passing this on.
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02-20-2008, 01:45 PM
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So far, so good
The maker of my patches hasn't had the same problems thank god!!
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02-25-2008, 08:06 AM
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Flea, Sweetie!
Thanks so much for the info on the patches! I use those, and actually have the Activis brand...my exp date is 9/09, so I guess they got the wrinkles out by those patches. I have been finding it very difficult to get my Percocet 10's filled--no idea why. This last Rx took me 5 pharmacies to find one with enough to fill it! And no, it's not about my scrip being for 500 pills! How are you doing Mrs. Flea? Has little man been growing like a weed now that "he can"?
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02-25-2008, 01:03 PM
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I just hope any info about these patches are helpful to anyone using them or at least make them aware if something does go wrong with them.
Donna, the little man is seriously growing like a weed I feel like I am getting huge but some people say it is all baby. Thank you for asking. I just hope his head does not come out as big as his body my DH keeps telling me he is going to be huge we may as well go straight to the 3 month old clothes I keep telling him to sushhh, the baby is goign to be tiny...hehehe...fingers crossed.
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02-26-2008, 07:33 PM
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