There is first hand experience on this board of the failure of the reservoir style patch, you see it every time we sign in.
Families should not share these losses.

There is no warning though on the package of; Death, fatality, or morbidity. Not as of January...is there now? That will change. They only warn of suppresed breathing signs per the FDA of 2005. FDA is being very aggressive in light of the multitude cases of accidental deaths.

An ER nurse should not be warning consumers, the manufacture should. They should be informing every doctor, pharmacy, and consumer. But the $$$$ wins.

The machine that produces the product is a Baylor, it is not fail proof, it is a known killer.
The heat source is not the only threat. The perfect use can turn deadly. 8,000 pacthes fail out of a lot. That is a fact. More then 80-100 times more potent then Morphine the medication escapes into the body.

Patients deserve to have the best pain management and safe one.

http://www.productsthathurt.com/blog...se-lawsuit.php

Verdicts and Settlements: $16,500,000 Jury verdict in a wrongful death case involving a defective Duragesic® fentanyl pain patch, manufactured by Alza Corporation and Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L.P. (Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries), which resulted in the death of a 38-year-old mother of three. (Litigation expenses were $300,000 and attorneys' fees were $5,500,000.)

They are playing with lives of families by saying it can cause NRS and what to do if you notice respiratory problems.....you will never know you are experiencing those problems.

If you are not using a MATRIX dispensing of the patch, you are putting your life on the line EVERY TIME you use one. Personally, I would use any other method then the patch at all. That is my experience and opinion.

Be informed, the manufacture of the medication using a reservoir will not inform you.
God Bless
Honey