Reminding Canadians to Safely Use and Dispose of Fentanyl Patches to Prevent Accidental Exposure
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 10/11/13 -- Health Canada is reminding Canadians about the safe use and disposal of fentanyl patches to prevent accidental exposure. Accidental exposure to fentanyl can be very dangerous and even lead to death.
A fentanyl patch is an adhesive patch that is placed on the skin. It delivers the drug fentanyl, a powerful opioid pain medicine, continuously through the skin and into the blood stream to control pain. Fentanyl patches are available in Canada under the brand name Duragesic and under generic names.
Patches that accidentally fall off a patient, or discarded patches, may still contain significant amounts of strong narcotic medicine that can seriously harm babies, children, caregivers, pets, and others who are inadvertently exposed to it. A patch can also be transferred with close physical contact. Accidental exposure may result in a fentanyl overdose.
Health Canada has previously on the risks of accidental exposure to fentanyl patches. At that time, Health Canada had updated the product-related information to include accidental exposure as an additional warning and to provide instructions for the safe use, storage and disposal of the patch to protect patients and others. The Department continues to look at whether other labelling changes are necessary, including measures similar to those recently in the U.S. to make the writing on patches easier to see, so they will be more visible on patients or if they have fallen off.
What you should do
Patients should read and follow the product instructions carefully, including these steps for the safe storage, use and disposal of fentanyl patches to reduce the risk of accidental exposure:
Storage:
Use:
Disposal:
If accidental exposure occurs:
Signs of overdose:
Report health or safety concerns
- Call toll-free at 1-866-234-2345
- Visit MedEffect Canada's Web page on for information on how to report online, by mail or by fax
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Health Canada
613-957-2983
Public Inquiries:
613-957-2991
1-866-225-0709
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Datum: 11.10.2013 - 13:23 Uhr
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