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HIGH ALERT: Please read the COMMENTS very carefully.

Do Not Crush Do not crush lozenge/lollipop - delivery system requires slow dissolution in mouth. Buccal tablets are to be swallowed whole.

Black Box Warning: Buccal tablets, nasal spray, and lozenges are only for management of breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant patients.

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FENTANYL

FENTANYL
Drug Name Form Strength Non-Formulary Notes
FENTORA BUCCAL 100 MCG  
FENTORA BUCCAL 200 MCG  
FENTORA BUCCAL 400 MCG  
FENTORA BUCCAL 600 MCG  
FENTORA BUCCAL 800 MCG  
ACTIQ LOZENGE 200 MCG  
ACTIQ LOZENGE 400 MCG  
ACTIQ LOZENGE 600 MCG  
ACTIQ LOZENGE 800 MCG  
LAZANDA NASAL SPRAY 100 mcg  
LAZANDA NASAL SPRAY 400 mcg  

View Other Therapeutic Options: Opioid Agonists: 280808
High Alert Drug

Comments:

ISMP recommended Tall Man Letters: fentaNYL. Double-checks for appropriateness of drug/dose/pump setting/line placement must be performed during PCA/Epidural use. See guidelines for conversion from opiates to Duragesic patches.

Pediatric Intranasal Fentanyl

The High Risk/High Alert Medication Policy may be found by using the search function in Policies and Procedures.


Last updated: Nov. 23, 2022
  • Do Not Crush Do not crush lozenge/lollipop - delivery system requires slow dissolution in mouth. Buccal tablets are to be swallowed whole.
  • Black Box Warning: Buccal tablets, nasal spray, and lozenges are only for management of breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant patients.


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