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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Medication Fentanyl

FDA approves new generic fentanyl patch

October 02, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new generic fentanyl patch for the management of chronic pain. The patch is designed to be used twice a week, with each patch delivering up to a three-day dose of medication through the skin. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Fentanyl Patch Recall Announced
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...Inc. announced Tuesday that one lot of 100 mcg/hr Fentanyl Transdermal System patches sold in... Read more »

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Fentanyl Patch Recall Expanded
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

Two weeks ago we told you that the 25mcg/hr fentanyl transdermal system patches (also known as... Read more »

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Duragesic 25 mcg/hr Pain Patch Recalled
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...recall of all lots of 25 mcg/hr Duragesic Patches (fentanyl transdermal system) sold in the U.S.... Read more »

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A New Year's Wish for 2008: No More Breakthrough Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...experience any sort of reasonable prolonged relief.   Fentanyl buccal tablets (FBT) have been... Read more »

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Clinical Trial Comparing Two Pain Meds
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Fentanyl Buccal Tablets compared with... Read more »

Health Guide

TMJ Medications
...APAP - Percocet Propoxyphene & APAP - Darvocet, Darvon Morphine Sulfate - MS Contin, Kadian, Avinza Fentanyl - Duragesic, Fentora, Actiq If you have more questions about TMJ or medications used... Read more »
Fibromyalgia Medication
...prednisone and dexamethasone.    Opioids such as codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and fentanyl.  Tramadol, a narcotic-like opiate agonist. Since fibromyalgia is not a... Read more »
Treatment Agreements: What You Need to Know Before Signing
...oxycodone in her system that she should have.  •    Kevin was having a really bad day and his fentanyl patches just weren't giving him enough pain relief to allow him to get his work done. ... Read more »
Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Medications
...derived from natural opium (morphine and codeine). Some patients report relief with the use of the opiate fentanyl (Duragesic), used in skin patch form. An implanted abdominal pump (Isomed) uses... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments
...to deliver pain medicine have been developed. A skin patch containing an opioid called transdermal fentanyl (Duragesic) may relieve chronic back pain more effectively than oral opioids. For very... Read more »

Medications

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See also the Warning section. Read more »

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...lithium certain narcotic pain medications (e.g., fentanyl, meperidine, pentazocine) ... Read more »

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...you are currently using a narcotic patch (such as fentanyl), the effects may continue after it... Read more »

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...you are currently using a narcotic patch (such as fentanyl), the effects may continue after it... Read more »

Related News

Some fentanyl patches recalled
August 17, 2009

Drugmaker Watson Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled one production batch of its Fentanyl Transdermal System patches. The drugmaker reports... Read summary »

Actiq better than other narcotics on breakthrough pain
October 02, 2008

A study at the St. Clare Hospice in England has found that Actiq is more effective than other narcotics in controlling breakthrough pain in cancer... Read summary »

Onsolis approved for severe cancer pain
August 07, 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new opioid painkiller called Onsolis for patients with severe cancer-related pain.... Read summary »

Fentora approved for sudden, severe cancer pain
October 02, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the opioid drug Fentora (fentanyl buccal) for the treatment of breakthrough pain in people with cancer.... Read summary »

FDA approves generic form of Duragesic
October 22, 2008

Drugmaker Teva has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its generic form of the pain patch Duragesic for sale in the... Read summary »