RATIO-FENTANYL
Posted Tuesday 01 July 2008 - 20:18 PM by David Chan (
LOW
significance )
ATC Code
N02AB03
Warning
From Jan. 1, 1992, to Dec. 31, 2007, Health Canada received 105 reports of ARs suspected of being associated with fentanyl transdermal patches wherein a fatal outcome was reported. Twenty-seven of the reports were received after the last Health Canada risk communications.4,5 As part of the ongoing monitoring of AR reports, the data were analyzed to identify potentially preventable incidents and to increase awareness regarding the safe use of this product. In 33 of the 105 reports, the cause of death was reported to be unrelated to the fentanyl transdermal patches; in 20 cases, insufficient information was provided in the report for evaluation.
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