Duragesic Patch Recall: What You Must Know

If you or a member of your family has been prescribed the Duragesic patch at some juncture in the past several years it is important that you have basic information about the Duragesic patch recall. In point of fact rather than a solitary Duragesic patch recall there actually has been a series of recalls extended over approximately a four year period of time.

Even though there have been several individual recalls associated with the Duragesic patch, for the purposes of this article reference will be made more generally to a Duragesic patch recall. Moreover, the underlying causes for the separate waves of recalls really stem from similar defects associated with the Duragesic patch.

The primary reason for the Duragesic patch recall centered on what might be best described as a design defect associated with the product. Specifically, after innumerable doses of the product were administered to tens of thousands of patients – and after numerous individuals suffered serious side effects associated with the Duragesic patch (including life threatening and life ending side effects) the manufacturers of this pain relief delivery system admitted that there existed a problem with the design of the patch on two levels.

First, a problem underlying the Duragesic patch recall involved a breach of the seal in the patch that resulted in too much of the pain medication flowing into a patient’s system at a rapid rate. These patients suffered serious side effects; a growing number of patient deaths have been attributed to this very serious defect.

Second, it also became clear that the gel reservoir associated with the Duragesic patch easily could be damaged in such a way that a health care provider might not detect the problem. As a result of the damage, the powerful pain killing medication actually could be absorbed in a significant amount by the health care provider. As a consequence, a notable number of health care providers ended up experiencing life threatening side effects due to their exposure to the pain killing medication as a result of the defect discussed presently.

Some have begun to argue that the manufacturers were very slow to issue a Duragesic patch recall. The argument is being made (and appears to be well supported by the facts and the history of the product) that a significant number of individuals suffered serious side effects and even death because the eventual Duragesic patch recall was not undertaken in a prudently timely manner.

With this information in hand, if you or a loved one have experienced one or another of the health problems associated with the use of the Duragesic patch (or if you have had a family member die as the result of using the Duragesic patch) you need to obtain more information about the Duragesic patch recall and you need to consult with a qualified and experienced attorney to ensure that your rights (or those of your loved one) fully are protected. You will be joining an ever increasing stream of people who are entitled to redress as a result of the harm and injuries they have experienced as a result of the inherent defects of the Duragesic patch.

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