Fentanyl
FDA Approved: * October 4, 1993Pharm Company: * ANESTA
Category: Pain Relief
Fentanyl, also spelled fentanil, is a powerful opioid used as a pain medication and, together with other medications, for anesthesia.[3] It is also used as a recreational drug, sometimes mixed with heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine. Its potentially deadly overdose effects can be neutralized by naloxone.[5] Fentanyl is commonly used to create counterfeit drugs marketed as OxyContin, Xanax, Adderall, and other pills. It has a rapid onset and its effects general... [wikipedia]
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I'm trying to wean myself off the Fentanyl patch. I went from 75 micro-gms to 50 now I'm on 25. Having a problem...
1672 REPLIESI WAS PRESCRIBED THE 50 MCG/HR FENTANYL PATCH FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN & DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. I WAS GIVEN THE PRE...
319 REPLIESi have post surgical lower back pain. was in 50 mcg patch and had side effects and so decided to wean off. i finished wi...
311 REPLIESCAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO KEEP THE PATCH FROM COMING OFF AFTER SECOND DAY ? I SHOWER A COUPLE TIMES A DAY AND ON THE SEC...
216 REPLIESMy doctor has had me on the 100 fentanyl patch for 1 year now. He is going to take me off it. Can you just stop taking i...
145 REPLIESI would like to know WHY the FDA has not taken the Fentanyl Patch off the market? This drug is being handed out like can...
130 REPLIESI am a 33 yr old woman being treated by Pain Mgmt Dr. for chronic pain as a result of 3 failed elbow surgeries and nerve...
69 REPLIESHello. I am on the fentanyl patch, 125mcg every 72 hours. And ever since starting the patch I have been able to once aga...
49 REPLIESI have been on the 100 mg patch and Percocet for my Crohns and Colitis for years. Last week I went cold turkey on my own...
36 REPLIESI have been on fentanyl / Duragesic since 2005 when i was not longer able to take oral opioids as my stomach lining was ...
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