SURVEYOR Health - Drug Interactions and Side Effects of Fentanyl

Drug Interactions and Side Effects of Fentanyl

Fentanyl has 58 Side Effects total
33 are Life Threatening
24 Occur Most Frequently

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Uses of Fentanyl

USES: This medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Fentanyl belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic (opiate) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.

Fentanyl has 33 Life Threatening (Critical) Side Effects

Critical Seriousness - Abnormal Heart Rhythm - Conduction Disorder of the Heart is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Abnormal Nervous System Function Affecting Mental Alertness - CNS Depression is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Abnormally Low Blood Pressure - Hypotension is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Acute Infection of the Nose, Throat or Sinus - Upper Respiratory Infection is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Asthma - Bronchial Asthma is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Bladder Pain is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Breathing Changes - Respiration Changes is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Cannot Empty Bladder - Urinary Retention is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Chest Pain is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Chest Tightness is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Coughing Up Blood - Hemoptysis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Depression is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Feeling Faint - Fainting is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Fever is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Hallucination - Hallucinations is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - High Blood Pressure - Hypertension is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Kidney Problems Causing a Decreased Amount of Urine to be Passed - Oliguria is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Lazy Eye - Amblyopia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Needing to Urinate Immediately - Urinary Urgency is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Paranoia - Paranoid Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Periods of Not Breathing - Apnea is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Significant Decrease in Lung Function - Respiratory Depression is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Signs and Symptoms at Injection Site - Injection Site Sequelae is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Skin Rash with Sloughing - Exfoliative Dermatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Slow Heartbeat - Bradycardia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Slurred Speech is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Small Skin Blister - Blistering Skin is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Swelling of the Abdomen - Abdominal Swelling is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Toxic Effect on Brain or Spinal Cord Function - CNS Toxicity is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Trouble Breathing - Dyspnea is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Unsteady Walking - Unsteady Gait is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Voluntary Movement Difficulty - Dyskinesia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

Critical Seriousness - Wheezing is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Fentanyl

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Fentanyl has 24 Most Frequently Occurring Side Effects

Abnormal Nervous System Function Affecting Mental Alertness - CNS Depression is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Anxious - Anxiety is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Cannot Empty Bladder - Urinary Retention is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Conditions of Excess Stomach Acid Secretion - Gastric Hypersecretory Conditions is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Confused - Impaired Cognition is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Diarrhea is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Dizzy - Dizziness is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Drowsiness - Drowsy is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Dry Mouth - Xerostomia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Excessive Sweating - Hyperhidrosis is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

False Sense of Well-Being is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Feel Like Throwing Up - Nausea is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Feeling Weak - General Weakness is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Fever is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Hallucination - Hallucinations is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Head Pain - Headache Disorder is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements - Constipation is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Itching - Pruritus of Skin is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Loss of Appetite - Anorexia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Nervous - Nervousness is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Periods of Not Breathing - Apnea is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Stomach Cramps - Abdominal Pain with Cramps is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Throwing Up - Vomiting is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

Trouble Breathing - Dyspnea is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Fentanyl

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Fentanyl Drug-Drug Interactions

Fentanyl has interactions of severe seriousness with 57 drug(s):

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Alterra. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Atapryl. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Azilect. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with B Cplx-C-St.Johnwrt-K.&S.Ginsg. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Calcium-Mag-B Complex-D3-Hrb61. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Carbex. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Centrum Herbals St Johns Wort. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Cold & Flu Fighter. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Depade. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Digestive Enzym,Plant-Herbcb14. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Eldepryl. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Emsam. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Fa-Omega 3-Dha-Epa-St. John'S. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Fatigue Relief Complex. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Furazolidone. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Furoxone. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Harmonex. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Imuzyme. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Isocarboxazid. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Kira St. John'S Wort. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Lecithin-Fa-Vit B Comp-Herbal. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Linezolid. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Mag Oxide-St John Wt-Blk Coh. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Marplan. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Matulane. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Meridia. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Methylene Blue (Antidote). Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Mood Formula. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Mood Support Formula. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Moodplex. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Movana. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Naltrexone. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Naltrexone Microspheres. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Nardil. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with One-A-Day Tension. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Parnate. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Phenelzine. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Phenylalanine-St. J Wort-Griff. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Procarbazine. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Quanterra Emotional. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Rasagiline. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Revia. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Selegiline. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Selegiline Hcl. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Sibutramine. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with St. John'S Wort. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with St. John'S Wort-Siber.Ginseng. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Staycalm. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Stresstabs Herbal Menopause. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Tranylcypromine. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Trexan. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Valerian-St.Johns Wort-Ca-Vits. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Vit C-St. John Wort-Elder-Hb30. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Vivitrol. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Women'S Complex. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Zelapar. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has 1 severe interactions with Zyvox. Click here to see them

Fentanyl has interactions of serious seriousness with 137 drug(s).

Fentanyl has interactions of moderate seriousness with 141 drug(s).

Fentanyl has interactions of unknown seriousness with 0 drug(s).

Fentanyl has 24 Condition Contraindications

If you have any of these Conditions then you should carefully evaluate the risks of taking Fentanyl.

Fentanyl Transdermal Contraindications
(grouped by decreasing seriouosness level)

Absolute Contraindications

Acute Asthma Attack - Asthma Attack is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Acute Postoperative Pain in Patients without Opiate Tolerance - Acute Pain Following Operation without Opiate Tolerance is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Headache Pain especially in Patients who are not Opiate Tolerant is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Pain in Opioid Naive Patients is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Paralytic Ileus - Paralysis of the Intestines is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Refractory Extrinsic Asthma - Allergic Asthma that is Resistant to Treatment is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Respiratory Depression - Significant Decrease in Lung Function is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Relative Contraindications

Alcoholism - Habit of Drinking Too Much Alcohol is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Chronic Disease of Respiratory System - Chronic Lung or Breathing Passage Problem is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Cor Pulmonale is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Head Injury is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Intracranial Hypertension - High Pressure Within the Skull is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Intracranial Lesion - Lesion of Brain is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Substance Abuse - Misuse or Excessive Use of Drugs is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Urinary Retention - Cannot Empty Bladder is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Contraindication Warnings

Acute Pancreatitis - Acute Inflammation of the Pancreas is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - Enlarged Prostate is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Biliary Tract Disorder - Biliary and Gallbladder Problem is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Bradycardia - Slow Heartbeat is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Disease of Liver - Liver Problems is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Renal Disease - Kidney Disease is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Urethral Stricture - Narrowing of the Tube that Empties Urine From the Bladder is a contraindication of Fentanyl.

Fentanyl has 10 related brands and strengths:

Duragesic 100 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Duragesic 12 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Duragesic 25 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Duragesic 50 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Duragesic 75 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Fentanyl 100 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Fentanyl 12 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Fentanyl 25 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Fentanyl 50 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch Fentanyl 75 Mcg/Hr Transderm Patch

Fentanyl - Symptoms of overdose may include
slow/shallow breathing, slow heartbeat, loss of consciousness.

Contact poison control
If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly.