On Monday, Novartis, a pharmaceutical giant, received U.S. approval for the Exelon Patch, which delivers a treatment for Alzheimer's disease through a skin patch, instead of through pill or capsule form. A press release stated that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had also approved the patch for treating mild to moderate Parkinson's disease dementia.
Patches for the delivery of medication aren't new, but more and more drug manufacturers seem to be studying this method of...
While fentanyl patches can be very effective for relieving chronic pain, sometimes keeping them from falling off presents quite a... Read more »
Late yesterday Actavis Inc. announced a voluntary recall of 18 lots of Fentanyl Transdermal System 25 mcg/hour C-II patches manufactured... Read more »
Because the FDA continues to receive reports of death and life-threatening side effects in patients who use the fentanyl patch (brand name:... Read more »
Good news: we convinced our daughter to try the insulin pump. As you know from my previous blogs, we had brought the horse to water but... Read more »
Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and drugmaker Actavis Inc. have announced that about one million fentanyl patches used to treat such... Read more »
Patches containing the power painkiller fentanyl have been recalled because of a flaw that could pose risks for patients or caregivers. Some of the... Read more »
Drugmaker Watson Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled one production batch of its Fentanyl Transdermal System patches. The drugmaker reports... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public health advisory to alert people about the safe use of fentanyl pain patches. The... Read more »
The company that manufactures the Daytrana patch is recalling some of the products because of problems with the liner. Shire Ltd. says some people... Read more »
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