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  1. Fentanyl (injection route) - Mayo Clinic

    Description. Fentanyl injection is used to relieve severe pain during and after surgery. It is also used with other medicines just before or during an ...

  2. Fentanyl (transdermal route) - Mayo Clinic

    Fentanyl is a strong opioid analgesic (pain medicine). It acts on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. When an opioid medicine is used for a long ...

  3. Fentanyl (buccal mucosa route, oromucosal route, sublingual route) - Mayo Clinic

    Fentanyl acts in the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. Some of its side effects are also caused by actions in the CNS. When an opioid is used for a ...

  4. Fentanyl (nasal route) - Mayo Clinic

    Fentanyl nasal spray is used to treat severe pain in cancer patients. It is ... Fentanyl belongs to the group of medicines called opioid analgesics. It ...

  5. Mayo Clinic Minute: Benefits, dangers of fentanyl

    Fentanyl is an opiate pain medication, that generally is used to treat severe pain, especially for cancer patients. Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times stronger ...

  6. Mayo Clinic Minute: Benefits, dangers of fentanyl

    Fentanyl is a powerful painkiller. Mike Hooten, M.D. (Anethesiology, Mayo Clinic): It is many, many times more potent than morphine, oxycodone, oxycontin ...

  7. Mayo Clinic Minute: Facts on fentanyl

    Fentanyl is a man-made pain medication often prescribed after surgery or ... When used appropriately, fentanyl is effective, but, when abused, it can be deadly.

  8. Mayo Clinic Minute: Facts on fentanyl

    Fentanyl is a strong opiate pain medication, which is generally used to treat severe pain, especially for cancer patients.

  9. Mayo Clinic Minute Facts on Fentanyl Video Audio

    Mike Hooten says fentanyl is used in operating rooms, and to control pain after surgery. It also alleviates pain for advanced cancer patients. Mike Hooten, M.D..

  10. How opioid use disorder occurs - Mayo Clinic

    ... fentanyl. The number of deaths from using heroin has gone up since more heroin now contains fentanyl. If you're taking opioids and you've built up a ...