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CDC blames illegal fentanyl for 1,000+ overdose deaths

July 25, 2008
More than 1,000 people have died from fentanyl overdoses involving an illegal street version of the drug, an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found. Fentanyl is a painkiller 80 times more potent than morphine which is given to patients with severe, chronic pain, such as from cancer.
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Company issues second fentanyl recall

February 17, 2008
The manufacturer of a powerful type of pain patch has announced that it is issuing a fentanyl recall for the product. The recall is the second that has been issued for the fentanyl patch in the last week. Last Tuesday three drug companies issued a recall notice for the Duragesic patch and two generic versions of the fentanyl patch.
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Makers of fentanyl patch issue recall notice

February 12, 2008
The manufacturers of fentanyl patches sold under the brand name Duragesic and under generic labels have announced that they are recalling some of the patches because of an increased risk of overdose. The companies said that they were forced to issue the fentanyl recall after learning that some patches may be cut, which could cause the extremely strong painkilling drug they contain to leak and lead to an overdose.
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FDA renews warning about fentanyl pain patch

December 20, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration has renewed an earlier warning to doctors and patients about the potential dangers of the fentanyl pain patch, which is sold under the name Duragesic. The agency says that despite a 2005 warning about the safe use of the fentanyl patch, it has continued to receive reports of injuries or deaths caused by improper prescription or use of the patch.
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Fentanyl overdoses still occurring despite warnings

September 04, 2007

Health officials in Canada say that despite numerous warnings, they are continuing to receive reports of patients who have overdosed while using the fentanyl pain patch. Doctors and patients need to be better educated in how to use the patch, officials say, in order to halt the increasing number of fentanyl overdoses.
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$2.5M settlement reached in Duragesic patch lawsuit

July 27, 2007
Johnson & Johnson has announced that it has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in a Duragesic patch lawsuit filed by the family of a Florida man who died while wearing the pain patch. The new settlement will allow the company to avoid paying the $5.5 million verdict awarded by jurors in June and spare the victim’s family from a possible appeal.
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