Anyone know anything about fentanyl patches (100mg) and overdose effects?

Question

Anyone know anything about fentanyl patches (100mg) and overdose effects?

Answer 1

Cardiac arrest IE u stop breathing and die....

Answer 2

first let me direct you to a great website www.rxlist.com. Personaly i am a nurse and have used these patches on a lot of patients and they are fantastic for chronic pain with little side effects. the only ones i have noted is skin irritation, headache and nausea.

The following adverse effects have been reported in less than 1% of the 510 adult post-operative and cancer patients studied:

Cardiovascular: bradycardia

Digestive: abdominal distention

Nervous: aphasia, hypertonia, vertigo, stupor, hypotonia, depersonalization, hostility

Respiratory: stertorous breathing, asthma, respiratory disorder

Skin and Appendages, General: exfoliative dermatitis, pustules

Special Senses: amblyopia

Urogenital: bladder pain, oliguria, urinary frequency

FOR USE IN OPIOID-TOLERANT PATIENTS ONLY

DURAGESIC® contains a high concentration of a potent Schedule II opioid agonist, fentanyl. Schedule II opioid substances which include fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, and oxymorphone have the highest potential for abuse and associated risk of fatal overdose due to respiratory depression. Fentanyl can be abused and is subject to criminal diversion. The high content of fentanyl in the patches (DURAGESIC®) may be a particular target for abuse and diversion.

DURAGESIC® is indicated for management of persistent moderate to severe chronic pain that:

requires continuous, around-the-clock opioid administration for an extended period of time, and

cannot be managed by other means such as non-steroidal analgesics, opioid combination products, or immediate-release opioids

DURAGESIC® should ONLY be used in patients who are already receiving opioid therapy, who have demonstrated opioid tolerance, and who require a total daily dose at least equivalent to DURAGESIC® 25 mcg/h. Patients who are considered opioid-tolerant are those who have been taking, for a week or longer, at least 60 mg of morphine daily, or at least 30 mg of oral oxycodone daily, or at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone daily or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid.

Because serious or life-threatening hypoventilation could occur, DURAGESIC® (fentanyl transdermal system) is contraindicated:

in patients who are not opioid-tolerant

in the management of acute pain or in patients who require opioid analgesia for a short period of time

in the management of post-operative pain, including use after out-patient or day surgeries (e.g., tonsillectomies)

in the management of mild pain

in the management of intermittent pain [e.g., use on an as needed basis (prn)]

i hope this helps you a little, check our the website it has great info

Answer 3

constipation, RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, itchiness, drowsiness, bradycardia, clammy skin....... get some narcan!