Fentora (fentanyl citrate)
Title: Fentora (fentanyl citrate)Category: MedicationsCreated: 4/30/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/30/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - April 30, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Supervisory Paramedic Sentenced for Tampering with Drug Vials
FDA OCI, Michael Greenhaw, Arab AL, 51 months, prison, guilty plea, tampering, vials, fentanyl citrate, supervisory paramedic, First Response Ambulance Service, Decatur AL, syringe, saline, replacement, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 10, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Looking Past Dementia Reveals Hidden Life Threats
Conclusion
Acute delirium is commonly underdiagnosed, and can be masked by chronic alterations in cognition and mentation. Delirium has many causes, and can be assessed using the acronym DELIRIUM. The most common presentations suggesting delirium over dementia are short-term memory loss, rapid fluctuation in condition, acute alteration, and a condition present that may be responsible for delirium.
Management includes searching for causes of acute alteration in mental status, negating environmental factors of delirium, and—only when necessary—reducing the patient’s threat to themselves or providers by using butyrophen...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - August 13, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joseph K. Mesches, NRP, FP-C Tags: Exclusive Articles Patient Care Source Type: news
Fact Sheet for OSCs (On-Scene Coordinators): Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM). Published: 5/22/2018.
This 11-page fact sheet was developed for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal on-scene coordinators (OSCs) who may respond with, or provide technical advice to, local first responders who may encounter environmental contamination from fentanyl class compounds (fentanyl analogs). It provides information regarding characteristics of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs; the physical properties of fentanyl, fentanyl citrate, carfentanil, 3-methylfentanyl, and α-methylfentanyl; potential exposure pathways; p...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
What are opioids and why are they dangerous?
What opioid medications do Opioids are a broad group of pain-relieving drugs that work by interacting with opioid receptors in your cells. Opioids can be made from the poppy plant, such as morphine (e.g., Kadian and MS Contin) or synthesized in a laboratory, such as fentanyl (e.g., Actiq and Duragesic). Dr. Carrie Krieger, a clinical [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 1, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Actiq (Fentanyl Citrate) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - September 25, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Fentanyl Citrate (Sublimaze) Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - March 27, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Sublimaze (Fentanyl Citrate) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - March 7, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Fentanyl Citrate Injection (Fentanyl Citrate Injection) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - January 17, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Fentanyl Citrate (Sublimaze) Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Updated Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - September 19, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Fentanyl Citrate (Sublimaze) Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Updated Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - March 3, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Fentanyl Citrate (Sublimaze) Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Updated Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - February 5, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Fentanyl Citrate (Sublimaze) Injection (Updated - Currently in Shortage)
Updated Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - December 22, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Counties in California sue manufacturers of opioid analgesics
This week, two counties in California sues five manufacturers of opioid analgesics, accusing them of carrying out a “campaign of deception” to boost sales of their products. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times:
In sweeping language reminiscent of the legal attack against the tobacco industry, the lawsuit alleges the drug companies have reaped blockbuster profits by manipulating doctors into believing the benefits of narcotic painkillers outweighed the risks, despite “a wealth of scientific evidence to the contrary.” The effort “opened the floodgates” for such drugs and “...
Source: The Poison Review - May 25, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical lawsuit opiates opioid analgesics pain as fifth vital sign Source Type: news
