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I called Mylan pharmaceutical after having a fire that started in my bed 2 days after I came home from the hospital and having surgery (hysterectomy) I ran a high fever and was allergic to the pain medicine with had codeine and in all this the patch which would not stay on my body probably because of the night sweats always ended up somewhere is was not suspose to, on the bed covers, my husband etc.  The pharmacy told me to use another one and put it in another place on my body until I find the place it would stick.  It was a (? 7 day patch) so I'm thinking I had to be careful of using this too many times in a couple of days.  I get up to go to the store and within 45 minutes come back home, go to the kitchen to put down bags, and see smoke, thinking it was coming from the kitchen, it was dark smoke and coming from the bed room.  My daughter who went to the store with me pushed me out the way, got the fire extinguisher and put the fire out, which was in the very same spot I was sleeping, which is strange, very strange.  After reporting this so others would be careful, they wanted me to send them the patch, and they would send me another pack ("since they would not stick" she said) not admitting this is something to be concerned about.  She said they have never had this reported to them before, and they would send me a complaint form to be filled out.  I received a survey of the product which had nothing to do with the complaint.  I guess I am puzzled.  Have you heard of this happening before.  I checked the temperature on the box, and the only thing that could have sparked this was the patch along with my fever or body temperature.  Either, or this is a matter, that no one wants to be concerned about.