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 |
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.
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