Term Name: | fentanyl citrate |
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Synonyms: | Abstral, Actiq, fentanyl citrate, fentanyl dihydrogen citrate, fentanyl monocitrate, Fentora, Lazanda, Leptanal, N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidinyl)propionanilide dihydrogen citrate, N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidyl)propionanilide citrate, N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidyl)propionanilide dihydrogen citrate, N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylpropionamide citrate, N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidyl]propanamide citrate, N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate, Onsolis, Oralet, phentanyl citrate |
Definition: | The citric acid salt of fentanyl, comprising equimolar amounts of citric acid and fentanyl. A mu-opioid receptor agonist, it is a potent opioid analgesic used in the management of labour pain, postoperative pain, and chronic intractable cancer pain. It is also widely used as the analgesic component of balanced anaesthesia. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:31602] ( EBI ) |