Case 1. Mrs A. is 67 years old and has had rheumatoid arthritis for over 30 years. She is maintained on methotrexate 20mg a week, low dosages of corticosteroids and meloxicam 15mg once daily.
Background: Fentanyl, a short-acting synthetic opioid, has a pharmacokinetic profile suited to fast relief of brief episodic pain. Objective: To characterize the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic ...
A new report from the CDC showed an increase in overdose deaths caused by carfentanil, an opioid 100 times more potent than ...
(CBC) Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is tens of times more potent than morphine and can be prescribed to treat severe pain, though ... a medical-grade trans-dermal patch similar to a nicotine ...