scholarly journals Successful Treatment with High Dose Transdermal Fentanyl Patch for Severe Cancer Pain in a Patient with Lung Cancer

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-Seon Ryu ◽  
Soo-Han Kim ◽  
Uk-Hyun Um ◽  
Jae-Hwa Cho ◽  
Seung-Min Kwak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Pain ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Fentanyl Patch ◽  
Transdermal Fentanyl ◽  
Transdermal Fentanyl Patch

scholarly journals The use of transdermal fentanyl in the treatment of cancer pain

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Radovanovic ◽  
Miroslava Pjevic ◽  
Zlatica Malbasa ◽  
Aleksandar Stosic
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Release ◽  
Cancer Pain ◽  
Oral Morphine ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Fentanyl Patch ◽  
Transdermal Fentanyl ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Constant Rate ◽  
Transdermal Fentanyl Patch ◽  
Better Than

The management of pain is complex having to take into consideration patient specific characteristics. Drug therapy should be individualized and managed based on numerous factors. The opioid of first choice for the treatment of cancer pain is morphine, according to the European Association for Palliative Care (2000). Transdermally administered fentanyl is one alternative to oral morphine in the treatment of cancer pain. The transdermal systems are designed to deliver fentanyl at a constant rate for periods of 72 hours. Patches with a delivery rate of 25, 50, 75 and 100 ?g/h are available. Treatment with transdermal fentanyl is safe and acceptable to many cancer patients. Significantly more patients expressed a preference for transdermal fentanyl than for sustained release oral morphine. The global score of adverse effects was significantly lower in patients receiving transdermal fentanyl than in those receiving sustained release oral morphine. The transdermal fentanyl patch is as effective as oral opioids in relieving cancer related pain, with a safety and side effect profile equal to or better than that of oral opioids.

scholarly journals Cancer pain management with transdermal fentanyl patch

PAIN RESEARCH ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-126
Author(s):  
Nobuyasu Kimura ◽  
Seiji Hattori ◽  
Kentaro Okuda ◽  
Hitoshi Yamamoto ◽  
Naozumi Takeshima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Cancer Pain ◽  
Fentanyl Patch ◽  
Cancer Pain Management ◽  
Transdermal Fentanyl ◽  
Transdermal Fentanyl Patch
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