Duragesic: Pain and More Pain

Duragesic proves to be the pain medication false prophet.

People love their active hobbies and with good reason. Taking part in activities such as softball, tennis, skiing, and the like can aid greatly in improving health and vitality. While the benefits to these hobbies are vast, any type of physical activity can lead to soreness. In some instances, this soreness can expand to include chronic pain which can greatly impact a person's life. This is why people may reach for something to alleviate their pain. In the past, most pain relievers came in the form of pills. However, with much advancement in pharmaceuticals, pills have been replaced with alternatives.

One such alternative is the development of transdermal pain patches. These patches allow medicine to absorb through the skin. This provides a better way to ingest pain medicine since there is no need for the liver to metabolize pills. Of course, it is only a better way if the pain patch is effective. In the case of the Duragesic pain patch, the patch proved to be a very unsafe product.

The Duragesic pain patch is prone to leaking. That means the medicine in the patch will be released far faster than recommended. Because too much medicine enters the body too soon the patch comes with a risk for an overdose which has led to a great panic in the marketplace. Also, it has led to a number of lawsuits against the manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, and deservedly so. The manufacturer defect in the patch was inexcusable and shouldn’t have went to store shelves.

Yet, the product did make it to the shelves and if you purchased Duragesic pain patch and suffered severe adverse effects then you may have cause for a lawsuit. A solid pharmaceutical product liability attorney has the potential to make the outcome of such a lawsuit swing in your favor.