Fentanyl
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
China White; Sublimaze (liquid); Duragesic (transdermal patch); Actiq (oral transmucosal "lollipop")
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Analgesic; Anesthetic
CHEMICAL NAME
N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidyl)propionanilide
DESCRIPTION
Fentanyl is a short-acting synthetic opiate analgesic which is active at very low doses. Its effects are compared to heroin and it has been sold on the street as heroin, causing some deaths.
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NEWS & MEDIA #
Drug-patch safety triggers an FDA probe, Mar 2006, Philly.com
FDA Slow to Sound Alarm on Pain Drug - Nov 2005, LA Times