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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