Pro Pharma Talks

 Episode Outline: FENTANYL – USE VS. ABUSE Bottomline – When used appropriately (surgery, cancer) it is very beneficial!  Approach:  How to balance benefits vs. risks? What it is?        • Synthetic narcotic painkiller and anesthetic – created 1960        • Pharmacology – binds to opiate receptors in brain – fast and in small doses 50-100x > morphine, 50x > heroin        • Dosage forms – injection, patch, sublingual, tablet, film, lozenges, lollipops        • Rx pain after surgery, severe cancer pain               o Rx requires enrollment in program to decrease risk of medication                o NMT 4x/day        • Drug Interactions –       &nb