(Reuters) - U.S. health officials warned on Thursday about the sometimes deadly effect of overexposure to fentanyl painkiller patches, particularly for small children, saying at least 10 people have died and 12 hospitalized in the last 15 years. In a safety alert, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a majority of the 26 cases of accidental exposure to fentanyl observed since 1997 involved …

When a child dies of a drug overdose, people may naturally think of illicit drugs. But the story for 2-year old Blake played out much differently.

The toxicology reports for two inmates at the Drumheller Institution who died Christmas Eve showed toxic amounts of the drug Fentanyl in their systems.

As published on March 27th, 2012 in the Pharmaceutical Business Review, Insys Therapeutics launched Subsys (Fentanyl sublingual spray) for the management of persistent cancer pain. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic used to treat breakthrough cancer pain and is commonly used in pre-procedures as a pain reliever as well as an anesthetic. On September 2nd 2011, the widower of a New …

Matthew R. Neal, 29, was found dead Jan. 20 in his Chapel Hill apartment, police said.

Prosecutors say Steven Doughty and Ashley Martin provided a Fentanyl patch that resulted in the February 2009 death of 29-year-old Tena McGraw.

Prosecutors say Steven Doughty and Ashley Martin provided a Fentanyl patch that resulted in the February 2009 death of 29-year-old Tena McGraw.

Tests on the body revealed that she died because of a combination of Coricidin [MSD Consumer Care] , an over-the-counter cold medication, and a prescription narcotic, fentanyl, that was not prescribed for her. That dry, lifeless sentence in a March 29, 2012, Suffolk News-Herald article on the overdose death of a 17-year-old Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), high school athlete and volunteer wildlife …

Grampian Police and NHS Grampian have issued a fresh warning to heroin and other drug users about Class A drug Fentanyl. 30/03/2012 00:00:00

A warning is issued to users of heroin and other drugs in Grampian about the availability of Class A fentanyl.