Duragesic Pain Patches Recalled

Johnson & Johnson issued a recall for more than 53,000 Duragesic pain-relief skin patches after one was found to have small crystals of the active ingredient fentanyl, a powerful narcotic that could lead to an overdose.

One lot of Duragesic CII was recalled from wholesalers in April but the company said the affected lot was safe and effective and it has not received any reports of adverse health events linked to it, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Food and Drug Administration posted the recall on its website and classified it as a Class III, which means that it does not pose a major threat to the public.

Duragesic is a pain patch that delivers a gel form of the potent opiod fentanyl slowly through the skin into the body, according to The Wall Street Journal. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has recalled some lots in the past because of leaks caused by damage to the patch. J&J also faces lawsuits alleging that defective Duragesic patches caused overdoses.

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