FDA Issues Second Safety Warning On Fentanyl Skin Patch

The Food and Drug Administration issued its second safety warning about the fentanyl transdermal system, an adhesive patch that delivers a potent pain medicine through the skin. In July 2005, the agency issued a similar warning to the public and to health care providers, saying that the directions on the product label and on the patient package insert should be followed exactly in order to avoid overdose. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Dermatology on December 24th, 2007