International Business News - Patch http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill. "Ortho-Evra is a poor choice for women," Dr. Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen wrote the Food and Drug Administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/group-asks-government-to-end-use-of-birth-control-patch.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 12:45:29 EDT Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled for the second time in a week Monday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080218/more-fentanyl-patches-recalled.htm Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:14:56 EST Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled Tuesday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/fentanyl-painkiller-patches-recalled.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:15:51 EST Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled Tuesday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/painkiller-patches-recalled.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:46:24 EST The first pain patch using an anti-inflammatory drug to relieve acute sprains and strains is now available in the U.S. and is intended to produce fewer side effects than similar pills, maker Alpharma Inc. said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/1st-anti-inflammatory-pain-patch-on-sale.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:24:50 EST U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday promised to hold another vote on a measure to ensure that 20 million middle-class taxpayers don't fall into an expensive, alternative tax category. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071218/reid-vows-another-vote-on-amt-patch.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:59:33 EST