MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'duragesic'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968808&cid=t_161882_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fj-defective-duragesic-death-16-million.html A jury in Chicago has found two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries liable in the death of a Cicero, Ill., woman who died while using a Duragesic® patch, and ordered the companies to pay her family $16,560,000.The verdict in the case involving 38-year-old Janice DiCosolo, a mother of three, was delivered in Judge Thomas Flanagan's courtroom in the Cook County Circuit Court, after a three-week trial.When Mrs. DiCosolo died on February 15, 2004, she was using a Duragesic patch that her doctor prescribed to reduce the almost constant pain she experienced as a result of a neurological condition called reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Duragesic is a patch containing a gel form of the drug fentanyl, which is 100-times stronger than morphine.In the lawsuit, Mrs. DiCosolo's family argued that the def... PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968808 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:06:00 +0100 1968808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1230377&cid=t_161882_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F234617053%2Fduragesic_fentanyl_patches_rec.html Duragesic painkiller patches contain fentanyl have been recalled due to a flaw that could cause patients, or even caregivers, to overdose on the drug.Sold by PriCara in the United States and generically by Sandoz Inc the recall includes all 25-micro-gram-per-hour patches that have an expiry date prior to December 2009.The reason for the recall is that some patches may have a cut in the lining of the internal reservoir, the area where the gel form of the drug is stored, and could leak. Should leaking occur it is possible for the patient or a caregiver come in direct contact with the gel. The result of direct contact could be difficulty breathing and a potentially fatal overdose.The cut in the resevoir is easily seen upon opening and should a cut be detected the patch should be imm... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1230377 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:30:59 +0100 1230377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226844&cid=t_161882_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F233984139%2F Why? Manufacturing defects may cause leaks that can lead to fatal overdoses. The Duragesic patches, made by J&J’s Alza unit., may have a cut along the drug reservoir, exposing users directly to the fentanyl gel inside, according to a statement. This is the third recall of some version of the patches since 2004, Bloomberg News reminds us. “This substantiates the claims we’ve been making for the last four years. They should just stop marketing them. Originally, it was marketed originally for cancer pain, but they’re being used more and more for moderate to severe chronic pain,” says Ike Gulas, a lawyer who represents families of former patch users who died of fentanyl overdose. Juries have found that defective patches caused the deaths of two people since ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226844 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:01:19 +0100 1226844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1112065&cid=t_161882_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F204101240%2F This is the second safety warning from the agency over these adhesive patches, which deliver a pain med through the skin. In July 2005, the agency issued a similar warning that labeling instructions should be followed strictly to avoid overdose. But the FDA say it has continued to receive reports of deaths and life-threatening side effects after doctors have inappropriately prescribed the patch or patients have incorrectly used it. In addition, the agency is asking manufacturers of all fentanyl patches to update their product info and to develop a med guide for patients. The best known patch is Duragesic, marketeted by Johnson & Johnson’s Ortho-McNeil unit, and there are several generics. Recent reports to FDA describe deaths and life-threatening side effects after docs and o... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1112065 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:33:33 +0100 1112065