• Basic Clin. Pharmacol. Toxicol. · Nov 2015

    Case Reports

    The Fentanyl Patch Boil-Up - A Novel Method of Opioid Abuse.

    • Cameron K M W Schauer, James A D Shand, and Thomas M Reynolds.
    • Department of General Medicine, Whangarei Hospital, Whangarei, New Zealand.
    • Basic Clin. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 2015 Nov 1; 117 (5): 358-9.

    AbstractFentanyl is a potent opioid analgesic used in the treatment of pain. Transdermal fentanyl patches are now widely utilized as an acceptable and efficacious method of medication delivery. Unfortunately, the potential for their abuse is well recognized. Previous case reports have documented deaths after intravenous (IV) misuse of fentanyl which had been extracted from Duragesic (liquid reservoir type) patches. We present a case of IV fentanyl abuse after the extraction from a Mylan (matrix type) patch. This method of abuse has not previously been described in the literature.© 2015 Nordic Association for the Publication of BCPT (former Nordic Pharmacological Society).

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