Look up: Fentanyl

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   Fentanyl
   A painkiller. Is sometimes used in cancer care. The drug can be given by injection or as a patch stuck onto the skin.
   Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/glossary.as
   
   
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   fentanyl
   <radiology> Contraindications: MAO inhibitors, respiratory problems, dosing: 50 mcg slow push (over 1-2 minutes) loading, 50 mcg q 30 minutes maintenance, total dose of not more than 200 mcg/hr, institute continuous cardiac monitoring &AMP; pulse oximetry, reversal: naloxone (Narcan) 0.2 mg over 2-3 minutes ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Fentanyl
   Sublimaze noun trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug
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   Fentanyl
   `Fentanyl` is an opioid analgesic with a potency approximately eighty times that of morphine. Fentanyl has an LD50 of 3.1 milligrams per kilogram in rats, and, 0.03 milligrams per kilogram in monkeys. The LD50 in humans, by intravenous injection in an opiate naive individual (without tolerance), is 0.2-1 milligrams. In the United States, fentanyl is a Schedule II drug.
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl
   
   
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   fentanyl
   (fen´tә-nәl) an opioid analgesic used as the citrate salt in the induction and maintenance of anesthesia, as an adjunct to anesthesia, in combination with droperidol (or similar agent) to induce neuroleptanalgesia, and in the management of chronic severe pain.
   Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
   
   
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   fentanyl
   -(1-phenethyl-4-piperidyl)propionanilide, synthetic narcotic analgesic drug, the most potent narcotic in clinical use (50 to 100 times more potent ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/17
   
   
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   Fentanyl
   Narcotic opioid pain reliever usually used in combination with other drugs for surgery patients. Fentanyl is 80 times as strong as morphine and may become addictive.
   Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/F/1