Archive for the 'Fentanyl' Category



Powerful painkillers reported stolen from Toledo hospital

Wednesday 1 February 2012 @ 8:02 pm

Hundreds of micrograms of the extremely potent painkiller Fentanyl have been reported stolen from the Advanced Specialty Hospital of Toledo.




Fentanyl Patch Misuse Attributed to Deaths in Campbell County

Wednesday 1 February 2012 @ 5:36 pm

Campbell Co., VA – Fentanyl patches are made specifically for people with high levels of pain and are often prescribed to patients in their last stages of life.




Family Says Son Died Getting High on Fentanyl Patch

Tuesday 31 January 2012 @ 11:21 pm

Campbell County, VA - The Beals family says their 21-year-old son and brother Casey Beals died from a disturbing and dangerous way to get high. The Beals say Casey misused a prescription drug patch. The Fentanyl patch is a narcotic pain medicine.




Man says painkiller killed wife, sues pharmaceutical company

Tuesday 31 January 2012 @ 5:52 pm

A Cache County man is suing a pharmaceutical company, saying his wife was killed by a defective painkilling patch.




Cache County man sues pharmaceutical company, says painkiller killed wife

Monday 30 January 2012 @ 7:21 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Hyde Park, Cache County, man is suing the pharmaceutical company ALZA, saying his wife was killed…




Cache County man sues pharmaceutical company, says painkiller killed wife

Monday 30 January 2012 @ 7:16 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Hyde Park, Cache County, man is suing the pharmaceutical company ALZA, saying his wife was killed…




Key West woman accused of causing brother's death

Thursday 26 January 2012 @ 11:04 pm

A Key West woman was arrested Thursday, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Aug. 30 death of her brother. Colleen O'Malley, 56, is accused of giving Raymond Moffitan, 64, two patches of Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate that is often used to relieve pain. They ended up killing him; a grand jury indicted O'Malley last week.




Key West woman accused of accidentally killing brother

Thursday 26 January 2012 @ 4:49 pm

A Key West woman was arrested Thursday, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Aug. 30 death of her brother. Colleen O'Malley, 56, is accused of giving Raymond Moffitan, 64, two patches of Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate that is often used to relieve pain. They ended up killing him; a grand jury indicted O'Malley last week.




Woman charged in drug death

Thursday 26 January 2012 @ 4:08 pm

A West Hempfield Township woman has been charged with giving a narcotic to a teenage acquaintance who then died after taking the drug, police said. Investigators say Michelle L. Bachman, 44, provided the pain drug Fentanyl to 18-year-old Christina Albright prior to Albright's death in June. Police a…




Utah family blames makers of painkiller patch for death of loved one

Wednesday 25 January 2012 @ 5:08 pm

Utah family blames makers of painkiller patch for death of loved one By Roxana ORellana The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 25, 2012 03:04PM MDT The family of a Cache County woman claims a defective painkiller patch was the cause of her death, and they are suing the makers and distributors of the product. Janine Ward, who had been prescribed a 50mcg/hr fentanyl patch for pain, died May 4, 2010 …




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