Fentanyl
painkiller / analgesic
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Fentanyl is a medicine in the 'painkiller / analgesic' category. Painkillers relieve pain; their strength and use vary depending on the molecule and the intensity of the pain.
For Fentanyl in practice: Potent opioid analgesic for intense pain. Its use is generally limited in time, adjusted to the situation.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 21 reimbursable presentations containing Fentanyl are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Abstral
- Actiq
- Breakyl
- Durogesic
- Fentanyl Arrow
- Fentanyl Bgr
- Fentanyl Biogaran
- Fentanyl Eg
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Fentanyl: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
A space to share among people who are affected: the early days, the habits built up over the years, what each person has found to live better with it. Shared experiences, nothing medical.
Related molecules
To explore in the « Pain and inflammation » family and its neighbours.
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