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 …

On the morning of Nov. 29, 48-year-old William Jack Smith was found slumped in a chair in his garage.

A lawsuit filed in the Seminole County Circuit Court, Florida No. 04 CA 1311-10-K revealed that Susan Hodgemire, a 34 year old mother of five, died of fentanyl overdose after placing two Duragesic pain patches on her skin. She did so in order to relieve pain after having back surgery. The Seminole County Jury awarded the Hodgemire family $13.3 million on October 29, 2008. The FDA, a few days ago …

After several deaths in southern Sweden have been linked to the use the drug fentanyl, a pain-relief patch meant for cancer patients, local police are now calling it the "most serious drug problem" in the area.

EDWARDSVILLE > Two charged in drug-related death • A man and woman from the Granite City area were charged Tuesday with drug-induced homicide in the death of a man to whom they allegedly provided fentanyl, a powerful opiate prescribed for severe pain. The suspects are Cory L. Armbruster, 28, of the 4200 block of Division Street, and Becky M. Chandler, 30, of the first block of University Drive …

Prosecutors allege that they provided a prescription painkiller that caused a man's death

EDWARDSVILLE - Two Granite City residents were charged Tuesday with drug-induced homicide in the death last November of a man who overdosed on the prescription painkiller fentanyl.Cory L. Armbruster, 28, of the 4200 block of 4200 block of Division Street, and Becky M. Chandler, 30, of the first…

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A Jonesborough nurse’s license has been revoked after she failed to comply with a previous order by the Tennessee Board of Nursing stemming from her unauthorized removal of fentanyl from Johnson City Medical Center.

Dennis Horn was facing 30 years in prison A Springfield man charged with providing fentanyl patches to two men who later died has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.