FENTANYL

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Active ingredients

The drug FENTANYL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Fentanyl
UNII MUN5LYG46H - FENTANYL CITRATE

Fentanyl is a potent ยต-opioid analgesic with rapid onset of analgesia and short duration of action. Its primary therapeutic actions are analgesia and sedation and is approximately 100-fold more potent than morphine as an analgesic. Secondary effects of fentanyl on central nervous system (CNS), respiratory and gastro-intestinal function are typical of opioid analgesics and are considered to be class effects.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
FENTANYL Solution for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N01AH01 Fentanyl N Nervous system → N01 Anesthetics → N01A Anesthetics, general → N01AH Opioid anesthetics
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N02AB03 Fentanyl N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02A Opioids → N02AB Phenylpiperidine derivatives
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