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How is Fentanyl taken?
"Transdermal" means "through the skin". These cannot be injected.
What is conversion of 75mcgu Fentanyl to opana?
Using the following conversion (75mcg=.075mg), the dosage equivalent of Oxymorphone (Opana) (Oral/IV/IM)to Fentanyl (IV/IM) would be 7.50mg's.
What is 100 times more potent then morphine?
Fentanyl is often mentioned as having 100 times the potency of IV morphine.
How long does Fentanyl iv stay in your system?
until you stop breathing.
Why can organic solvents and heavy metals be lethal if absorbed through the skin?
Because they will eventually rejoin blood circulation, muscle tissue, fat tissue and other cells, accumulate and be lethal at a given dose, as if they were swallowed or given IV.
What is equivalent to a Fentanyl patch?
When used IV, they often start with 50 MICROGRAMS of Fentanyl for pain. If needed, they go up to 100 MICROGRAMS. In contrast if they are using morphine they give 1 MILLIGRAM then go up to 2 MILLIGRAMS. 1 MG = 1000 MICROGRAMS. So doing the math, the fentanyl is 20 times more potent (50 x 20 = 1000) The main difference is fentanyl wears off in an hour whereas the morphine will last 2-4 hours. Fentanyl is used in anesthesia, for pain pumps and epidurals where you need fine control. If you overdose with Fentanyl a single dose of NARCAN to reverse usually is all you need as the Narcan lasts longer than the fentanyl. If you over dose with Morphine you might needed repeated shots of the Narcan because the Morphine lasts longer than Narcan. The biggest danger of fentanyl is powdered fentanyl can be quickly absorbed thru the lungs or skin.
Can you take co-codamol with Fentanyl patches?
You probably won't notice it (the Schedule IV version of codeine, what most people get, is pretty weak compared to Fentanyl) but it and similar lower-end opiates are used for breakthrough meds with Fentanyl patches.
Does Fentanyl come in any form other then patches?
Fentanyl comes in many forms - tablets, liquid (IV or injectable), even lollipops. The most common usage is via transdermal patch.
How long does 100 micrograms IV Fentanyl stay in your urine?
If it is your first patch ever, about 24 to 48 hours. -Jennapsyche.
Has anyone ever overdosed from shooting up the gel from a Fentanyl patch?
Yes, plenty of people have overdosed and even died from shooting up Fentanyl patches, both the gel containing patches and gel-less patches. The amount of Fentanyl in patches contains several days worth of Fentanyl, depending on the strength of the patch and a persons tolerance the total amount of Fentanyl can kill even the most tolerant of people several times over. Proceed with extreme caution when venturing into the IV injecting of Fentanyl patches!
Can you actually throw up morphine given through IV?
No... the morphine is absorbed into the bloodstream - not passed into the digestive tract. However, morphine given through IV can still make some people sick to their stomach. It can cause vomiting in those that are sensitive to it, but they would only be throwing up their stomach contents, not the actual morphine.
Point of Entry in administering medicine?
Routes of administration include: Oral (mouth) Nasal (nose, inhaled or applied into nose) Ocular a/k/a ophthalmic (eye) Otic (ear) Sublingual (under the tongue) Rectal (suppository or enema) urethral suppository (certain ED drugs) Transdermal (skin patch/absorbed through the skin) Injected: IV (intravenous), IM (into the muscle), SC (subcutaneous, meaning, just under the skin), IC (intracutaneous, meaning just under the top layer of the skin or within the skin), Intracardiac (into the heart directly), and intraosseous (into the bone marrow, an alternate route when a person is so dehydrated that IV administration is impossible) Inhaled (inhaler spray, nasal spray, or nebulizer) ungal (toenails)
