Fentanyl
Trade names

Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze

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Clinical data
Drug class

Opioid

Uses

Analgesia

Routes of administration

Buccal, Epidural, Intrathecal, Intravenous, Transdermal

Dosage
Pharmacodynamics
Mechanism of action

μ-opioid agonism

Pharmacokinetics
Onset of action

5 minutes

Duration of action

30-60 minutes

Metabolism

Hepatic (CYP3A4)

Redistribution half-life

6 minutes (initial) 1 hour (slow)

Elimination half-life

16 hours

Protein binding

80-85%

Physical and chemical data
Formula

5 minutes

Molar mass

336.479 g/mol

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Fentanyl is an opioid used for analgesia.

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Pharmacodynamics

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