Q: im on 15 mg roxicodone ir 5x aday they want to put my on phental patches witch is safer
Arent there some serious lawsuits goin down because of people overdosing accid. on those fentanyl/norgesic patches. My ister in law was in the hospital with mrsa and already debiltated. Just came out of a coma, was on day one of food, regular and its my opinion that this patch senr her right back in to a coma. poor thing never got to eat a bite. had no appetite. darn near killied her and put her neck at a 45 degree angle after atrophy? till spine surgery. never been the same since. i wont takem. no siree bubba! jmo i know nothing of roxicodone. mysticcherokee
I'm not sure of the safer of the two, however I have beeen on Durgesic(fetynal) patches for six years and they do provide considerabe relief of 
chronic pain. The majot drawback is the price and getting approval from insurance companies.
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