Defective Fentanyl Duragesic Pain Patch Can Injure Even Kill Innocent Victims Legal Options Lawsuit

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Americans who endure chronic pain understandably want and need a way out. For many, this involves wearing what´s known as a pain patch. Often marketed as a Duragesic pain patch, these devices supply the body with tiny, periodic doses of a powerful narcotic known as fentanyl.

Tragically, some pain patches sold as Duragesic or other brand names have proven to be defective, supplying the body with too much fentanyl in too short of a time. This can lead to severe harm to victims and even can cause a defective medical device or defective drug fatality.

The problem often lies in a defective "fold-over" in the pain patch that allows fentanyl to leak from the patch and onto the patient´s skin, where it´s absorbed. Too much of such fentanyl can kill.

Survivors of such fatal victims then have a right to gain full and fitting economic recovery for their losses through a Duragesic fentanyl pain patch lawsuit. Such legal action can claim financial compensation for pain and suffering, for medical expenses and for lost present and future wages. The long-established Texas personal injury law firm of Jim S. Adler & Associates has attorneys and lawyers with knowledge and experience in such wrongful death cases.

In a Duragesic fentanyl pain patch injury or death, Adler & Associates can provide victims or their families with a defective drugs lawyer or a defective medical devices lawyer in order to seek justice. The law firm offers a free case evaluation via its website, jimadler.com.

The defendant in a fentanyl defective pain patch lawsuit is likely to be pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, which manufactures the Duragesic pain patch using the drug fentanyl. Additional generic brands of such pain patches also have been proven to be defective. These include a fentanyl pain patch made by Watson Pharmaceuticals, which later issued a recall of its generic fentanyl pain patch.

Another generic fentanyl pain patch brand that´s been proven to be dangerous comes from Actavis Inc. It recalled its pain patch after the patch harmed victims via the same "fold-over" defect found in Duragesic pain patches. Also recalled due to complications reported by patients has been the Bard Kugel Hernia Patch, a medical device used in hernia surgery and made by Davol.

For its part, Johnson & Johnson had to recall 30 million pain patches in 2008 when their defective foldover was detected. But the Duragesic pain patch had been marketed since 1990 and already had reaped billions of dollars in profits for Johnson & Johnson, which collected $1.16 billion in 2007 alone, based on 5.5 million prescriptions.

How does an individual know if he or she has suffered from a fentanyl overdose due to a defective pain patch known as Duragesic or otherwise? Side effects of such a fentanyl transdermal patch may include nausea, headaches, sweating, interruption or shortness of breath, drowsiness, disorientation, vomiting, mood swings, diarrhea or constipation. Anyone who notices such symptoms after using a pain patch should immediately notify a medical professional.

Victims also should alert a fentanyl patch lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates for a free assessment of their case.

Jim S. Adler & Associates is a longtime Texas personal injury law firm. Founded in 1973 and working from offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Channelview, Adler & Associates helps Texans across the state with their personal injury needs, including car, auto, motorcycle and truck accident injuries.

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