Fentanyl Patch Recall Announced

This isn't the first time these patches have been recalled.  Several years ago, before I had the intrathecal pump implanted, a similar recall involving leakage was announced.  In this case, the leakage resulted in my having an inadequate dose of medication which resulted in very unpleasant opiate withdrawal symptoms.

Also, in a humd climate like Hawaii, I found it difficult to keep the patches properly adhered to the skin so I used additional tape to cover and keep them in place.  I found them fairly effective in controlling my chronic back pain but they were relatively inconvenient to use and the recall caused me to abandon them completey and switch to oral medications.

We have been told not to flush other drugs so why flush the patches? Won't these also end up in the drinking water eventually? You need to come up with a better soultion, like taking them off the market completely as they don't work anyway.

thanks for the info, karen! wasn't it just a short while ago, they recalled the 25mg. and the 50mg.? i am currently using the 75 mg. ( really hasn't helped much lately w/ my chronic back pain, they are always falling off, or half way off, with the warm weather) wonder when they are going to recall the 75's?? they should just take these off the market all together, in my opinion and prescribe something oral. therre is only one kind from one manufacture that i have tried that sometimes do stay on, i had problems with others that the pharmicist, said were a cheaper brand and they NEVER stuck...hate being in pain and on top of it paying for something that doesn't work. and try to tell the dr. that they felll off, so they can be replaced...doesn't happen, they just tell you to wear them longer, yeah that works...whenthey don't even stay on!!! cindi