fentanyl citrate

fentanyl citrate
A short-acting narcotic analgesic about 100 times more potent than morphine used as a supplementary analgesic in general anesthesia.

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fen·ta·nyl cit·rate (fenґtə-nəl) [USP] an opioid analgesic that interacts predominantly with opioid μ-receptors and is used mainly preoperatively, postoperatively, and during surgery; administered intravenously or intramuscularly. It may be used in combination with a neuroleptic agent such as droperidol to produce neuroleptanalgesia. It is also used to relieve chronic severe pain and administered transmucosally via the buccal cavity or transdermally.

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