Fatal intoxication caused by the application of the multiple transdermals patchs of fentanyl

Fentanyl (N-phenyl-N-(1-2-phenylethyl-4-piperidyl)propanamide) is a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic. He has an analgesic effect 100 times greater than that of morphine. The use of transdermal fentanyl delivrery systems has increased over recent years especially in patients with chronic pain who...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Serghini, Issam, Qamouss, Youssef, Zoubir, Mohamed, Lalaoui, Jaafar Salim, Boughalem, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4432804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26015841
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.20.21.5886
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Sumario:Fentanyl (N-phenyl-N-(1-2-phenylethyl-4-piperidyl)propanamide) is a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic. He has an analgesic effect 100 times greater than that of morphine. The use of transdermal fentanyl delivrery systems has increased over recent years especially in patients with chronic pain who are already treated with high doses of morphine or it is derivate. However, many cases of fentanyl intoxication through a variety of transderrmal systems have been reported. This paper reports a fatality due to excessive administered Fentanyl Sandoz(®) Matrix 50µg/h transdermal therapeutic systems.

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