Palladone

The drug palladone was pulled from the market after just 5 months. Palladone is a pain relief medication designed for patients who need moderate to severe pain relief over a 24 hour period. Palldone is a once a day pain medication and operates on what is known as an extended relief system. Palldone is particularly dangerous when taken with alcohol. Alcohol disturbs or even stops Palladone's extended relief system. In other words, it doesn't work as effectively, causing the patient to take more medication. This is known as dose dumping and with palladone can be a serious risk to someone's health.

Being that Palladone is only needed once a day, it causes large amounts to be released into the bloodstream at one time. If this is disrupted and the patient requires more, then overdosing is made quite easy.

Palladone was available in various strengths 12, 16, 24, and 32 milligram dosages were prescribed. However, the FDA concluded that dose dumping even at the lowest dosage could produce potentially fatal results.

The FDA further acknowledged that all pain relief drugs posed potential dangers if used incorrectly, especially with alcohol. They went on to further say that Palladone was a particular danger due to the high amount of pain medication hitting the bloodstream at one time. The symptoms could range from shortness of breath to death. Other symptoms of Palladone misuse are cold clammy hands, dizziness, shortness of breath, seizures, loss of consciousness and comas.

Purdue Pahrma, the creators of Palladone did place warnings on the package informing users about the dangers when mixed with alcohol. However, the FDA stated that the risk was still too great and label warnings were not enough to guarantee safety because of how the drug works.

Palladone was pulled from the after after only 5 months, this meant that only about 11,500 people were prescribed the drug. Palladone has been recalled but it did have noted benefits. Purdue Pharma and the FDA are currently looking to see if the drug can be rereleased but used in a controlled institutional setting.

You may be able to take legal action against those responsible for your condition, but if you hesitate you could lose your chance for any financial restitution. Let our dedicated and experienced Palladone attorney help you get the compensation you deserve. Contact us today.

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