Mallinckrodt Fentanyl Patch (Page 4) (Top voted first)

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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It is the "Mylan" brand. 50mcg

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I'm kind of at a loss, 150mcg is a pretty dang good dose of fentanyl (assuming all you were previously taking was 2mg of bupe). The mylan brand collectively seems to have pretty good effectiveness for most people (there are always exceptions however). Where on your body are you placing the patches? How much time passed before you applied patch 2 & then 3? Do you have a short acting med for break through pain?

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I applied 1 50MCG patch (ostensibly good for 72 hours), it was applied on my left chest. After 27 hours an zero pain relief, I applied patch #2 on my right chest. 24 hours after that, I applied the 3rd patch. I placed this (3rd) patch directly on my back, directly above the most painful bulge. I also just replaced the original (left chest) patch with a new one as it had reached the "72 hour" limit. I have also been taking (per the Dr.) "Flexerill" and "Naprosyn" - still, absolutely zero relief. Per my MRI and the Radiologist report, I have "4 bulging discs" and 3 veterbrae which have no discs whatsoever.

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Wow, with all that medication I can only recommend getting into as neutral a position as you can and applying ice packs 20 min on and 20 off. Too bad I can't lend you my excellent ice packs. You sound like I felt after extensive rotator cuff surgery.

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keep looking for a research and nuraligest {spelling not so good huh ] seriously

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Doesn't matter if you are on Subutex or Suboxone. Bupronorphine alone DOES "block" the receptors. Naltrexone was added to keep people from administering it intravenously.

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I'm having trouble with the Mallinckrodt brand not staying on for more than 48hrs. Also, the relief I feel from them is equal to the 50mcg patch. Any suggestions for better brands to ask my pharmacist about?

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Mallinkroft sucks!!! Gèt any other brand it's gotta b better. Currently using mylan

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Firstly Mallinckrodt is truly junk and not worth your time and money. I use Mylan and let the pharmacy know each time that's what I need. If you use Mylan and contact them they will send you Tegaderm patches over them. But only enough for a month at a time. Myself, I get the tegaderm online in boxes of 50, the 4' x 4 3/4. Prices really vary so do your research.

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Is the Mylan working better for you than Mallinckrodt? Also, does the Mylan work the full 72hrs & does it seem stronger?

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Never purchase a medication made by Mallinckrodt. I don't know how they get away with it. But I have tried several medications made by them and finally changed drugstores. I have felt not effect from any product that they manufacture.

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I have found the Mylan brand by far the best, but that said, if you go onto their site they do indicate that for some people the patch needs to be changed every 48 hours. I copied their information, shared it with my primary who agreed and now I change the patches every 48 hours. Since I am allergic to every other option I don't worry about possible addiction of the body. My body no longer gives me any adverse reactions to narcotics like the nausea or spacyness you can get at first and now I only get the pain relief. I wish you well in your journey with whatever pain issue you have. I reported the Mallincrodt to FDA along with serial # etc of the useless medication I had. We should all do the same.

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I have used fentanyl for 14 years but I went up from .25 to 100 now the so called big shots want me to slow down to a lower patch...So I dropped to the 75..Now the pharmacy tries to give me the dry patches that stick good but as for pain relief...What the heck is that crap on the patch...No..It is sickening...It turns my stomach because it is a pseudo (fake) fentanyl...Like the so called fluoride in the water...No it is not flouride...It is a poison that supposedly changes to a good substance to help our teeth... Ha... Goff goff...Hey...I am tired pf the bullogna being passed around with the synopses that it is the same...No...No it...No it is not the same...This is wrong with putting the patient into serious danger!!! This change can cause heart attacks (for those with atrial fibrillation like myself) I am on a tight string here...Knowing the effects are life threatening no joke folks...I am upset with manipulation and lies...Eggs are good to eat and will not kill you...Also the medications I take say do not drink grapefruit...Crok of you know what...I drink it every day...Only once did I get a reaction...As I did not get any for two or three months..Lies...We need grapefruit as (I am a type 2 diabetic by the way) well as oranges...I feel so good eating the orange pulp and all!!! Holistic is the way to fly...Braggs apple cider vinegar kicks aspirin...Read the label...Ha...Yes I am scoffing at the so called medical community... Come on...The dr's are so buffaloed thinking they ate doing right...The first dr I went to put me on 850 mg of metformin or gliberide and it almost killed me right there...Three days I felt so crappy...I returned and asked the dr what did I tell you I took for stril fib...He looked it up and mumbled to himself all the way back up to his office to re write the script...Akkk...Akkk the martians are here...Quick get the music out...But that stopped the killer bad feelings... Whew... Oh... Eggs... Fat on the meat it's all good for you...Eat it fried in bacon grease...Yum!!! (unless your vegan)...But google the terms with holistic after what your lookin' for...Honest answers kids...Yup...Tumeric, vitamin k2, zucchini and fish oil with out soy...Gmo killer food with roundup infiltrated into the foid...Now they are after wheat...And more...Its a lie...Gmo is not feeding the planet its killing it (us).

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The medication is inside the all over glue that makes it stick. Old kind were bigger with gel/liquid reservoirs and glue on the edges but they were easily abused by addicts taking the liquid out so they came up with this type. I'm fine with cutting down on easily abusing a medication, however the Mallinckrodt Brand has carriers (I'm assuming) or a synthetic med that wreak's havoc with your body!

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Mylan last the full 72 hrs but no it's not any stronger, it's more of a level release. I had some withdrawals everyday on the Mylan in fact. I liked Mylan because you never get the rushes of highs and lows. Mallincrockdt in any dose releases to much day one makes you sick and groggy and there is absolutely nothing left after 48 hours so withdrawals and pain are magnified 10 fold for about 24 hrs! It's a vicious vile medication with obviously many flaws and should be banned! PS: Mylan is still a generic for the brand name Duragesic.. They just work so well they over charge by about 4 x's so most Insurance won't pay.

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Paying the extreme high price in CA need not be...Senate Bill 383 to pay the same amount that Medical pays...please look this law up as it is so helpfully on our side...ok...not sure of the year it was passed...

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I use the 100mcg patches also and the patch is the membrane type... I do not like the powder style as they DO NOT work as well. I had to learn the type to get from the pharmacy...the only problem with the membrane is they tend to come off in hot weather from sweat...the powder type sticks the best... but I only get two days of relief from them... My pain is from hard work for a National glass company, you see the ads on tv... slaves we were... yes I am not the only one damaged... There are legal suits from that company... but this is patches not glass...Thanks...

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Keep the unused ones...I do just in case...better to have extra so in case one comes off in the shower etc etc..ok...

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A TYPO OCCURED...SENATE BILL 393...FOR YOU TGAT LIVE IN CALIF...YOU CAN RECIEVE THE MEDICATION AT THE SAME RATE AS MediCAL pays for that drug...just show your SSI CARD to the Pharmacist...

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I have used the flat sticker patch for a long time without problems unless they try to switch brands on me. Try the mylan brand, no tagaderm needed. Loved them!

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Is there any way of finding out which pharmacies contract with certain distributors? My pharmacy informed me when I went...

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Is there a way to find out what brand pharmacys cary without calling them all? I am alergic to most but Mallinckrodt doe...

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I will be walking and look down my 50 mcg mallinckrodt will be on the floor only after putting it on the previous day. H...

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i have post surgical lower back pain. was in 50 mcg patch and had side effects and so decided to wean off. i finished wi...

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CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO KEEP THE PATCH FROM COMING OFF AFTER SECOND DAY ? I SHOWER A COUPLE TIMES A DAY AND ON THE SEC...

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I would like to know WHY the FDA has not taken the Fentanyl Patch off the market? This drug is being handed out like can...

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Hello. I am on the fentanyl patch, 125mcg every 72 hours. And ever since starting the patch I have been able to once aga...

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I have been on the 100 mg patch and Percocet for my Crohns and Colitis for years. Last week I went cold turkey on my own...

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I have been on fentanyl / Duragesic since 2005 when i was not longer able to take oral opioids as my stomach lining was ...

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my patch keeps coming off prematurely. can you recommend a solution? ## You can buy Tegaderm at Walgreen's, it's...

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