MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fentanyl'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793239&cid=t_161883_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FgyPU7JIVa60%2F For many people, cancer pain is extremely difficult to manage. While there are many medications that can help, often the pain will appear in between doses, before the next dose is scheduled. This is called breakthrough pain. Doctors and nurses have tried many things to manage the breakthrough pain, but not all methods are successful for all people. Fentanyl is an opioid medication that is often used in treating cancer pain. Most people who know what fentanyl is know it as a patch that is worn on the skin. The medication is then absorbed through the skin over a 3-day period. It is also available in an oral version. In Europe, doctors have another version of fentanyl, called Instanyl. It’s a nasal spray form of the medication that has been found to be quite effective in managing breakt... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793239 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:48:13 +0100 2793239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2613908&cid=t_161883_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fp1e9YRMin4A%2F Not all people with cancer experience pain, but many do and when the pain goes to the bones, it’s often very severe. Currently, treatment for severe cancer pain includes a combination of medications, with a breakthrough medication - often morphine - that is given in between regular doses of the regular pain killer or analgesic . The FDA has just approved a new medication, Onsolis, to help manage that breakthrough pain. It’s a novel way of giving medication. Onsolis is an opioid called fentanyl , which is often given as a patch to help manage severe pain. Onsolis, on the other hand, is a medication that is put on the inside of your cheek and is absorbed through the mucous membranes. This medication shouldn’t be given to just anyone though as it’s reserved for patient... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2613908 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:11:25 +0100 2613908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2011731&cid=t_161883_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2F473247309%2F I’m in a bad mood tonight– squabbling with my 13-y-o daughter will do that to me– so I’m going to cheat and copy an e-mail that I recently sent to a reader.  She takes Suboxone and will be having surgery;  she did everything correctly, tapering her dose and then stopping the Suboxone for a few days before surgery.  Ideally her addiction doc or her surgeon would prescribe her a large dose of oxycodone to treat the post-op pain, but instead she was told that she is already treated for pain from being on the Suboxone, so she doesn’t need anything more.  After her appropriate objection, he told her that he would recommend that the surgeon prescribe– of all things– fentanyl patches.  Never mind that fentanyl patches have a ‘Black Box Warning&... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2011731 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:16:03 +0100 2011731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999433&cid=t_161883_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2F468629807%2F The topic of post-op pain control on buprenorphine is important enough to get top billing Many thanks to Dr. J Walsh in Seattle for the following post: I am a physician in Seattle.  In two c-section cases we have found that high affinity opiates (fentanyl or hydromorphone) delivered by PCA can provide adequate anesthesia even while sublingual buprenorphine is continued. To clarify, patients taking Suboxone, Subutex, or any other form of buprenorphine face a problem when they need pain control, particularly if the need is acute– after injury or surgery.  Buprenorphine is a ‘partial agonist’ at the mu opiate receptor;  it has a ‘ceiling’ to its effects, so that increases in dose of buprenorphine will not provide increased analgesia.  This is great for addic... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999433 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:22:16 +0100 1999433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968808&cid=t_161883_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fj-defective-duragesic-death-16-million.html A jury in Chicago has found two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries liable in the death of a Cicero, Ill., woman who died while using a Duragesic® patch, and ordered the companies to pay her family $16,560,000.The verdict in the case involving 38-year-old Janice DiCosolo, a mother of three, was delivered in Judge Thomas Flanagan's courtroom in the Cook County Circuit Court, after a three-week trial.When Mrs. DiCosolo died on February 15, 2004, she was using a Duragesic patch that her doctor prescribed to reduce the almost constant pain she experienced as a result of a neurological condition called reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Duragesic is a patch containing a gel form of the drug fentanyl, which is 100-times stronger than morphine.In the lawsuit, Mrs. DiCosolo's family argued that the def... PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968808 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:06:00 +0100 1968808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1242299&cid=t_161883_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F237528177%2F And welcome back to those of you who had an extended weekend. Hope you enjoyed whatever it was you did. But now, back to business. Although we might add that, since schools are closed this week, we may post sporadically today as we tend to the needs of one or more short people. We hope you understand. Meanwhile, here are a few items we’ve just spotted. Catch you soon… More Fentanyl Patches Are Recalled (Yahoo/AP) Roche Completes Offer For Ventana Medical (Bloomberg News) Denmark’s Pharmexa Looking At ‘Strategic Alternatives’ (PharmaTimes) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1242299 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:15:07 +0100 1242299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226844&cid=t_161883_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F233984139%2F Why? Manufacturing defects may cause leaks that can lead to fatal overdoses. The Duragesic patches, made by J&J’s Alza unit., may have a cut along the drug reservoir, exposing users directly to the fentanyl gel inside, according to a statement. This is the third recall of some version of the patches since 2004, Bloomberg News reminds us. “This substantiates the claims we’ve been making for the last four years. They should just stop marketing them. Originally, it was marketed originally for cancer pain, but they’re being used more and more for moderate to severe chronic pain,” says Ike Gulas, a lawyer who represents families of former patch users who died of fentanyl overdose. Juries have found that defective patches caused the deaths of two people since ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226844 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:01:19 +0100 1226844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1112065&cid=t_161883_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F204101240%2F This is the second safety warning from the agency over these adhesive patches, which deliver a pain med through the skin. In July 2005, the agency issued a similar warning that labeling instructions should be followed strictly to avoid overdose. But the FDA say it has continued to receive reports of deaths and life-threatening side effects after doctors have inappropriately prescribed the patch or patients have incorrectly used it. In addition, the agency is asking manufacturers of all fentanyl patches to update their product info and to develop a med guide for patients. The best known patch is Duragesic, marketeted by Johnson & Johnson’s Ortho-McNeil unit, and there are several generics. Recent reports to FDA describe deaths and life-threatening side effects after docs and o... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1112065 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:33:33 +0100 1112065