Duragesic shortage?

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RockDog - 24 May 2004 11:28 GMT

Have any of you in your practice encountered a shortage of the 50 and 75
mcg strengths?

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Tom & Amy - 24 May 2004 14:05 GMT

Yes, they are on manufacturers back order...as well as the 100mcg. I have
been getting a very limited supply.
asb,rph

> Have any of you in your practice encountered a shortage of the 50 and 75
> mcg strengths?

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deb - 24 May 2004 15:54 GMT

I was told that the manufacturer is changing the delivery system somehow to
prevent people from removing the drug from the patch and taking it by other
methods (ie orally).
That may be the reason for the slow down in production.

> Yes, they are on manufacturers back order...as well as the 100mcg. I have
> been getting a very limited supply.
> asb,rph
> > Have any of you in your practice encountered a shortage of the 50 and 75
> > mcg strengths?

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tuxedo-cat - 26 May 2004 01:47 GMT

> I was told that the manufacturer is changing the delivery system somehow to
> prevent people from removing the drug from the patch and taking it by other
> methods (ie orally).

fentanyl has oral transmucosal activity (ie,lollipop,lozenge) but
isn't used orally

> That may be the reason for the slow down in production.
>
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> > > Have any of you in your practice encountered a shortage of the 50 and 75
> > > mcg strengths?

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deb - 27 May 2004 00:48 GMT

They are not supposed to take it orally from the patch, but believe it or
not, some people don't alway do what they are supposed to.
Any way, I saw today that the Duragesics are no longer on the back order
list from our secondary supplier.

> > I was told that the manufacturer is changing the delivery system somehow
> to
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> 75
> > > > mcg strengths?

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