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What is Fentanyl?

Fentanyl is a narcotic (opioid) pain medicine available in various preparations including transdermal patch, lozenge, tablets, infusion and injection. Brand names include Actiq®; Duragesic®; Fentora™; Ionsys™; Sublimaze®.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 26 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Breakthrough pain 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Fibromyalgia 5 1 Efficacy_major
Other 3 2 Efficacy_major
Migraine headaches 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Muscle and joint pain 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 6
None
 5

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

Constipation 1
Fatigue 1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Numbness in hands 1
Headaches 1
Euphoria 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fentanyl. See all 29 dosages ►

  50 mcg all the time (24/7) 75 mcg all the time (24/7) 100 mcg all the time (24/7) 2.4 mg daily 24 mcg weekly 12 mcg daily 75 mcg m,w,f 50 mcg daily 75 mcg daily 400 mcg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fentanyl (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5   Other: 38%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 31%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 15%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 15%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 15%
Expense 2   Expense: 15%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%

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

Currently Taking Fentanyl

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

Stopped Taking Fentanyl

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Fentanyl

Always
 10 67%
Usually
 1 7%
Sometimes
 3 20%
Never
 1 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fentanyl

Very
 1 7%
Somewhat
 2 13%
A little
 3 20%
Not at all
 9 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fentanyl

$200+
 2 20%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 20%
< $25
 6 60%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.