drug: fentanyl
- Clinical class: narcotic analgesic
- Action: mu, kappa, delta, and sigma opioid agonist
- Chemical class: opioid, phenylpiperidine
- CSA schedule: II
- DEA number: 9801
- Route of administration: patch, iontophoretic transdermal, injected, oral transmucosal
- Associated with (substance-related): disorders
- Availability: prescription, street
U.S. Preparations:
- Actiq® (Cephalon) FDA approved indications:
11.4.98 management of breakthrough cancer pain in patients with malignancies who are already receiving and who are tolerant to opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain
MEDLINEplus® Drug Information - Duragesic® (Janssen) FDA approved indications: analgesia MEDLINEplus® Drug Information
- Fentora™
(Cephalon) FDA approved indications:
9.25.2006 management of breakthrough cancer pain in patients with malignancies who are already receiving and who are tolerant to opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain
US Prescribing Information
- Ionsys™ (Alza)
5.22.2006 FDA approved indications: short-term management of acute postoperative pain in adult patients requiring opioid analgesia during hospitalization
US Prescribing Information - Sublimaze® (Janssen Cilag) FDA approved indications: analgesia, preanesthetic MEDLINEplus® Drug Information
Street names:
- Apache, China girl, China town, China white, dance fever, friend, goodfellas, great bear, he man, jackpot, king ivory, murder 8, poison, TNT, tango & cash