Deaths spur FDA painkiller patch warning

[pickel]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/07/15....ap/index.html

The patches were first approved under the brand name Duragesic in 1990, and a generic version hit the market in February. FDA has reports of death among users of both, Meyer said." It's not unusual to receive increased side-effect reports shortly after a new product reaches consumers", he said

Esspecially ones from the deceased

[Blazer06]

So, from what it looks like, people don’t read the directions, then die. Wow, imagine that.


-Blaze

[IronRanger]

So, from what it looks like, people don’t read the directions, then die. Wow, imagine that.

That's a pretty narrow view Blazer.

[pickel]

That's a pretty narrow view Blazer.

He's just going thru his mid-life crisis a little bit early. He'll do better when the Army gets ahold of him.

[Atomic Rooster]

Seem's like Blaze is kinda right here.

reports suggest patients or prescribers weren't aware of crucial safety information on the drug's label, said FDA's Dr. Robert Meyer

[osprey4]

Made by Janssen, I believe they're in Belgium but owned by J&J. This is only taken by people with very serious pain issues.