Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Duragesic, Duragesic-25, Ratio-fentanyl
See also: Fentanyl
What is Fentanyl Transdermal Patch?
Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic drug more powerful than morphine. In patch form it is used to provide a steady stream of the drug to treat moderate to severe chronic pain.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 6 |
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2 | ||||
| Other | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fentanyl Transdermal Patch. See all 12 dosages ►
Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- kitkat2055
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: severe
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- kitkat2055
- 25 mcg all the time (24/7)
- since Apr 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Pain
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Side Effects
None
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See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.