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What is Fentanyl patch?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Duragesic Watson Fentanyl Patch Duragesic-50 Show all

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See also: Fentanyl

Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic drug more powerful than morphine. In patch form it is used to provide a steady stream of the drug to treat moderate to severe chronic pain.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain 299 151
Fibromyalgia 200 96
Back pain 35 21
Pain in lower back 15 12
Chronic pain syndrome 8 10

Show all 109 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1914 patients that have taken Fentanyl patch

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 48
Moderate 94
Mild 127
None 90

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Fentanyl patch

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 47
Adhesive reaction 15
Nausea 15
Sleepiness 15
Chronic constipation 12
Dry mouth 12

Show all 113 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Fentanyl patch

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Reason Patients Percentage
Side effects too severe 65
Other 63
Doctor's advice 42
Did not seem to work 41
Expense 18
Personal research 16
Change in health plan coverage 14
Course of treatment ended 9
See all 196 patients who've stopped taking Fentanyl patch

Duration

Stopped taking Fentanyl patch

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 30
1 - 6 months 43
6 months - 1 year 34
1 - 2 years 22
2 - 5 years 42
5 - 10 years 22
10 years or more 8
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 319
Usually 26
Sometimes 9
Never taken as prescribed 5
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 19
Somewhat hard to take 57
A little hard to take 103
Not at all hard to take 180
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 16
$100-199 7
$50-99 18
$25-49 38
< $25 166
Not specified 114

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Fentanyl patch after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Oxycodone (Oxycodone IR) 14
Oxycodone ER (Oxycontin) 14
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Norco) 12
Morphine (Morphine ER) 10
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 8

Show all 28 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Fentanyl patch and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Morphine (Morphine ER) 11
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 9
Methadone (Methadose) 8
Gabapentin (Neurontin) 6
Oxycodone ER (Oxycontin) 6

Show all 26 treatments patients report switching to

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40 patient evaluations for Fentanyl patch

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Sep 26, 2016 (Started Jun 27, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for chronic pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mcg M,W,F
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Sep 19, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for chronic pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for optic neuritis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (constipation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mcg M,W,F
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Aug 19, 2016 (Started Jun 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for chronic pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
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