| Drug Name |
Fentanyl citrate |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D00880 |
| Description |
Fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist, was developed in the 1950s to fill a need for strong and rapid analgesia.[A179542] Because of these characteristics, fentanyl is commonly used to treat chronic cancer pain or in anesthesia.[Label,L6598,L6601,L6604,L6607,L922,L6610,L6613] Fentanyl is related to other opioids like [morphine] and [oxycodone].
Fentanyl's high potency has also made it a common adulterant in illicit drugs, especially heroin.[A179542] In 2017, 47600 overdose deaths in the United States involved some opioid (over 2/3 of all overdose deaths).[L6748] Opioid overdoses kill an average of 11 Canadians daily.[L6751]
Fentanyl was FDA approved in 1968.[Label,L6598,L6601,L6604,L6607,L922,L6610,L6613] |
| Indications and Usage |
For the treatment of cancer patients with severe pain that breaks through their regular narcotic therapy. |
| Marketing Status |
Prescription; Discontinued |
| ATC Code |
N01AH01; N02AB03 |
| DrugBank ID |
DB00813
|
| KEGG ID |
D01399
|
| MeSH ID |
D005283
|
| PubChem ID |
13810
|
| TTD Drug ID |
D0E1WI
|
| NDC Product Code |
0406-9202; 64181-0007; 0641-6026; 0641-6247; 0406-9216; 63459-516; 63275-5100; 51552-0687; 0641-6028; 0641-6030; 59116-3281; 63323-806; 63459-512; 51862-636; 0641-6027; 0641-6025; 0093-7865; 51862-634; 63323-817; 0093-7869; 63323-808; 49452-0032; 51862-635; 63459-506; 51927-0042; 0406-9208; 0406-1344; 0409-1276; 42358-200; 0406-1130; 38779-1756; 59116-3282; 59116-3280; 0641-6024; 0093-7867; 62991-1405; 0641-6029; 72572-171; 0093-7868; 0409-9094; 61960-9500; 17478-030; 0409-9093; 0406-9204; 63459-508; 0406-9206; 51862-637; 63459-504; 81371-2010; 0406-9212; 49812-0001; 0406-1333; 0093-7870; 0406-1205; 63459-502; 72572-170; 82393-118; 51862-638; 72572-172; 0093-7866; 17478-031 |
| Synonyms |
Fentanyl | Phentanyl | Fentanest | Fentanyl Citrate | R-4263 | R 4263 | R4263 | Sublimaze | Transmucosal Oral Fentanyl Citrate | Duragesic | Durogesic | Fentora |
