Concept information
Preferred term
Fentanyl
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Phentanyl
Scope note
- A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)
History note
- 66
In other languages
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Finnish
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fentanylum
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005283
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