Case 1. Mrs A. is 67 years old and has had rheumatoid arthritis for over 30 years. She is maintained on methotrexate 20mg a week, low dosages of corticosteroids and meloxicam 15mg once daily.

Fentanyl patches offer a continuous dose and last 72 hours. According to the National Institute of Health , the normal IV dose for post-operative pain control is 50 to 100 mcg every 1 to 2 hours ...

While synthetic opiods are a relatively new class of drugs, opium has a long destructive history in trade wars and warfare, ...

It was created in 1959 to treat severe pain — particularly ... a liquid for an IV, a skin patch or a lozenge. This browser does not support the video element. The fentanyl being cut into heroin ...

"You can buy [fentanyl] patches starting from £10." Fentanyl is an extremely strong painkiller, prescribed for severe chronic pain, or breakthrough pain which does not respond to regular painkillers.

(CBC) Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is tens of times more potent than morphine and can be prescribed to treat severe pain, though ... a medical-grade trans-dermal patch similar to a nicotine ...

Jensen, 64, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who formerly had offices in Mattoon, Neoga and Effingham as well as Rochester, stole fentanyl anesthetic for his own recreational use. He would then ...