Fentanyl
"Fentanyl" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)
| Descriptor ID |
D005283
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.265
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| Concept/Terms |
Duragesic- Duragesic
- Janssen Pharmaceutica Brand of Fentanyl
- Durogesic
Fentora- Fentora
- Cephalon Brand of Fentanyl Buccal OraVescent
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fentanyl" by people in Profiles.
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Thomson CA, Becker DR, Messick JM, de Castro MA, Pairolero PC, Trastek VF, Murray MJ, Schulte NK, Offord KP, Ferguson JA. Analgesia after thoracotomy: effects of epidural fentanyl concentration/infusion rate. Anesth Analg. 1995 Nov; 81(5):973-81.