Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson and Novartis AG’s Sandoz unit recalled some patches containing the painkiller fentanyl, saying manufacturing defects may cause leaks that can lead to fatal overdoses.
The Duragesic patches, made by Johnson & Johnson’s Alza Corp., may have a cut along the drug reservoir, exposing users directly to the fentanyl [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Morristown, NJ — February 17, 2008 — Actavis Inc., the United States manufacturing and marketing division of the international generic pharmaceutical company Actavis Group hf, today announced that 14 lots of Fentanyl transdermal system CII patches sold in the United States by Actavis’ subsidiary Actavis South Atlantic LLC are being voluntarily [...]
The Duragesic patch and other generic fentanyl pain patches are still killing people, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warned today. The Duragesic pain patch, marketed by Johnson & Johnson, and other generic pain patches, emit the powerful narcotic painkiller fentanyl. These transdermal pain patches were approved to treat pain in people who [...]