Mallinckrodt Fentanyl Patch (Page 5)
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Does anyone know how it is made? Does it have the medicine woven into the fabric of the patch or is it in a pouch form? Thank you.

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Hi...I am having trouble finding out how the Mallindchrad Patch is made. Is the fentanyl
"woven" into the patch like the Mylah Brand or is it in a "pouch" form. Seems the Mylan brand which is a woven material w/medicine in it works best for me but need another source of the "woven" brand as Mylan is shorting the drug stores , in network and out, close to a $100 bucks when reimbursement time comes around. Ma &Pa drug stores cannot afford this nor should they have to. I end up scrambling for Myland patches and it is stressful at best. Makes it look like I am "shopping" for the drug, which I am,l but not in that way. Do tell kids....any "woven" style patches out there??? Larger chains doh't seem to care but never have the quantity needed. I wish someone in Congress would do testifying on the hill about the patient made to feel like a criminal Getting really, really old. Again - thanks

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I've only tried the fentanyl patch once for a week. It was the mallinckrodt and I had to take the rest back to my doctor and go back on methadone. I had high ope for the patch but not only did it not take the pain anyway, I actually felt like I was in early stage withdrawals. I am doing research on the net to find out if it was just the brand or the system in general.

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I have been using Fentanyl patches for about 2 years, the 75 Mcg. I usually get the Mylan brand. Drug store was low on the Wty they had so I went elsewhere. This store had the Mallinckrodt brand patch. I changed the patch and about 18 hours later I started to feel bad and pain was getting worse. It was downhill from there. Seems like this brand does not work nearly as well. I have also tried Teva brand I think it was, no real problem with those. Has anyone one else heard about this "problem"? I don;t know what to do about this and I am NOT well now at all !!!

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If the patch has a gel filled pouch....what would the gel be there for if it wasn't impregnated with the medicine?

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No, I'm sorry, due to the risks of then being abused, such as people trying to smoke the medication from a patch, they no longer publicly list the specifics of its make up.

They are really only required to list it with the FDA safety filings anyway, so they can get away with doing this quite easily.

Learn more Fentanyl details here.

Have you gotten some manufactured by them from your pharmacy?

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