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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 190 61 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 80 30 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Chronic pain 66 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Back pain 22 7 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 20 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain in lower back 9 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 323 patients currently taking Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 16
Moderate
 32
Mild
 44
None
 31

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

Constipation 26
Adhesive reaction 16
Loss of energy 11
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 8
Sexual dysfunction 7
Nausea 6
See all 63 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fentanyl Transdermal Patch. See all 80 dosages ►

  75 mcg all the time (24/7) 50 mcg all the time (24/7) 25 mcg all the time (24/7) 100 mcg all the time (24/7) 25 mcg daily 75 mcg m,w,f 100 mcg m,w,f 50 mcg daily 75 mcg daily 100 mcg daily
  24 Number of Patients: 24 19 Number of Patients: 19 10 Number of Patients: 10 12 Number of Patients: 12 31 Number of Patients: 31 9 Number of Patients: 9 9 Number of Patients: 9 32 Number of Patients: 32 28 Number of Patients: 28 26 Number of Patients: 26  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fentanyl Transdermal Patch (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 38   Side effects too severe: 37%
Other 33   Other: 32%
Did not seem to work 20   Did not seem to work: 20%
Doctor's advice 16   Doctor's advice: 16%
Expense 9   Expense: 9%
Personal research 8   Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended 7   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 6%

See all 99 patients who’ve stopped taking Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

Always
 108 88%
Usually
 9 7%
Sometimes
 4 3%
Never
 2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

Very
 7 6%
Somewhat
 22 18%
A little
 38 31%
Not at all
 56 46%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

$200+
 6 7%
$100-199
 4 4%
$50-99
 6 7%
$25-49
 11 12%
< $25
 61 68%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.