Fentanyl

Fentanyl

Trade names	Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze
Clinical data
Drug class	Opioid
Uses	Analgesia
Routes of administration	Buccal, Epidural, Intrathecal, Intravenous, Transdermal
Pharmacodynamics
Mechanism of action	Opioid-receptor 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

Fentanyl is an opioid used for analgesia.