Fentanyl

Used for

alfentanil

Broader Terms

analgesic, piperidine

Facts

Fentanyl is a narcotic, a member of the same group of drugs to which opium and morphine belong.
Fentanyl is one of the most powerful opioid analgesics with a potency approximately 81 times that of morphine.
Trade name of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive.
The transmucosal form of fentanyl is used to treat breakthrough cancer pain.
Ileus is a possible complication of fentanyl use.
Fentanyl is a very interesting component for underground chemistry because one gram of pure fentanyl is equivalent of 100gr of very good street heroin.

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