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Patch anybody?

Krissanta
Krissanta
Hey, is anybody using the Fentanyl patch? I am just wondering because this is my second try with it. I tried it a couple years ago and I really don't remember why I stopped using it. Anyway, my question is, the first time I filled the script, I got patches that looked there was gel in them. I filled it again this weekend and now it looks like a band-aid, no gel. The pharmacist says it works the same, but where is the medicine? Also, these feel MUCH stronger than the others but the dosage is the same.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks for listening.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Don't know about th differences. You can Goggle the patch and read the National Institutes of Healths warning and precautions plus they explain the different brands of patch.

I have used their site many times. Googling is the fastest way since it saves the searching at the NIH site itself.

Ouch
deleted_user
deleted_user
It could be a Mylan brand one. The ones I get are Durogesic DTrans ones. Thin plastic film with twice the Fentanyl in them. And yes in Europe and England and Australia they are spelt with the o no ''dura''. go figure.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was prescribed the duragesic patch, which is the generic form. My pharmacy was out so they substituted the fentynl for it. My question is:if I put it on my left side it works very well, but on my right side I have a lot of break through pain. Am I crazy or could there be different amounts in each patch?
deleted_user
deleted_user
The patches with the gel inside are time released.

I am on the Fetanyl patch Slowmovin and you are not crazy. There's the same amount of meds in each patch, but where you position them is critical! I have asked many times in advice about this and never got a straight answer, but I am here to tell you that after less than a year on it, WHERE you place it makes all the difference and I think it's because of the absorbtion factor. Your skin may be damaged or tougher in some areas and that slows down the amount of medicine you get. You just have to do it by trial and error to find the best spot for you. My chest area is the best for me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been on the 100 patches for 4 yrs they work great but the make you sweat real bad. I am thinking about trying something else because I am actually dehydrated from them. but for pain they are great. but beware of the generic they are alot cheaper but they did not work for me it sounds like your new script is the generic. the gel filled ones are the real ones and never had a problem. if you have problems with them falling off you can call or get online to bioclusive by johnson and johnson and they will mail you free a case of covers for them. lot s better that paying 1.50 at the pharmacy for one cover. good luck
Krissanta
Krissanta
Both my patches were Fentanyl, neither was generic. I paid the same for both. They are just different manufacturers. I actually feel like the ones without the gel are stronger, but I don't know why. Although maybe it is because of where I put it, as some one said earlier. IDK.

Thanks for all the replies.
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