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    Abstral
    Neopharm
    RX
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    Abstral

    Opioid. Fentanyl (as Citrate) 100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800 mcg.
    SUBLING. TABS: 10, 30 x 100 μg, 200 μg,
    300 μg , 400 μg, 600 μg, 800 μg.
    Initial: 100 μg. subling., not be
    swallowed, chewed oe sucked. Titr.
    upwards as necess. See lit.
    Manag. of breakthr. pain in adult pts using
    opioid ther. for chronic cancer pain.
    Breakthr. pain is a transient exacerb. of
    otherwise control. chronic background
    pain.
    C/I: Hypersens.; Opioid-naïve pts due to
    the risk of life-threat. resp. depress.;
    Sev. resp. depress. or sev. obstr. lung
    cond.; acute or post-oper. pain, incl.
    headache/migraine, dental pain, or use in
    ER.

    Actiq
    Abic
    RX
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    Actiq

    Opioid. Fentanyl (as citrate) 200, 400, 600, 800, 1200, 1600 mcg/dose.
    COMPRESSED TAB. ON HANDLE
    (lozenge): 30. Initial: 200 μg. To supply
    only 6 x 200 μg and to use all units bef. incr. to higher dose. See lit. Unit to be
    sucked, not chewed over 15 mins.
    Discont: Grad. downward titrat.
    Manage. breakthrough cancer pain in pts
    16 and older with maligns. who are
    already receiv. and tolerant to opioid ther.
    for persist. cancer pain.
    C/I: Post-op. pain, opioid non-tol.,
    hypersens./intol. to fentanyl, anaphylax.
    See lit.

    Butrans
    Rafa
    RX
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    Butrans

    Opioid. Buprenorphine 5, 10, 15, 20 mg.
    TRANSDERMAL 7-DAY MATRIX PATCHES:
    Butrans 5: 2 x 5 mg/patch (5 μg/hr);
    Butrans 10: 2 x 10 mg (10 μg/hr);
    Butrans 15: 15 mg (15μg/hr);
    Butrans 20: 2 x 20 mg (20 μg/hr).
    Should be applied every 7 days.
    Not for acute pain.
    Pts. aged 18 years and over:
    initial: Butrans 5, depend. opioid hist.,
    current gral.cond., medical status. Pts. should use usual recomm. doses of short-act.
    suppl. analgesics as needed
    until analgesic efficacy is attained.
    Titrat.:
    Dose may be titr. upwards as indic. after 3 d., when the max. effect of a given dose is establish. Subseq. dosage incr. may be based on the need for supplem. pain relief and the pt’s. analges. resp. to the patch.
    To incr. the dose, a larger patch should repl. the current. one, or a comb. of patches should be appl. in differ.  places to achieve desired dose. It is recomm. that no more than two patches are appl.  at the same time, up to (and includ.) a max. total dose of 40mcg/h.  A new patch should not be appl. to the same skin site for the subseq.3-4 wks. See lit.
    Tmt. mod.-severe opioid respons. chron.
    pain conds. not adequat. respond. to
    non-opioid analges.
    C/I:
    Hypersens.
    Opioid depend. pts. and for narcotic withdrawal tmt.
    Condit. in which the respirat. centre and funct. are sever. impaired or may become so.
    Pts. who are receiving MAO inhib.  or have taken them within the last 2 wks.
    Pts. suffer.  from myasthenia gr.
    Pts. suffer.  from delirium tremens.

    Cod-Acamol 15/325
    Teva
    RX
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    Multiple ingredients
    Cod-Acamol 15/325

    Analgesic, Antipyretic, Opioid. Paracetamol 325 mg, Codeine Phosphate 15 mg.
    TABS: 10. 1-2 tabs. every 4-6 hrs. Not
    more than 8 tabs. dly.
    Pain, fever, cough.

    Dolestine
    Teva
    RX
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    Dolestine

    Opioid. Pethidine HCl 50 mg/ml.
    AMPS: 5 x 50 mg/1ml, 5 x 100 mg/2ml.
    50-100 mg I.M./ S.C. every 3-4 hrs. as
    reqd. See lit.
    Severe pain, postop. med., support
    anesth., obstet. anesth.

    Fenta
    Rafa
    RX
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    Fenta

    Opioid. Fentanyl 12.5, 25, 50, 75, 100 mcg/hour.
    TRANSDERMAL 3-DAY MATRIX PATCHES:
    5 x 12.5 μg/hr (2.063 mg/patch); 5 x 25 μg/hr (4.125 mg/patch); 5 x 50 μg/hr
    (8.25 mg/patch); 5 x 75 μg/hr (12.375
    mg/patch); 5 x 100 μg/hr (16.5 mg/
    patch). Initial: Depend. on pts. current
    cond., intensity of pain, opioid history.
    Dose titrat: Initial dose may be incr.
    aft. 3 days with patch replacement;
    then titrate every 6 days. See lit.
    Breakthrough pain may be treated
    with supplement. short-act. analges.
    Discont. when necess., gradually.
    Manage. chron./intract. pain req. opioid
    analges. See lit.
    C/I: Opioid intoler., post-op. pain, acute
    pain, mild-mod. pain. Concurrent with
    MAOI’s.

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