"Fentanyl" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)
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D005283
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.265
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fentanyl" by people in Profiles.
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Health risks associated with smoking versus injecting fentanyl among people who use drugs in California. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Feb 01; 255:111053.
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Transition from injecting opioids to smoking fentanyl in San Francisco, California. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 10 01; 227:109003.
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Analgesia-first sedation in critically ill adults: A U.S. pilot, randomized controlled trial. J Crit Care. 2019 10; 53:107-113.
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Does small-dose fentanyl improve perioperative outcomes in the ambulatory setting? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2015 Jan; 59(1):56-64.
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A method for conducting functional MRI studies in alert nonhuman primates: initial results with opioid agonists in male cynomolgus monkeys. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2013 Aug; 21(4):323-31.
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Micro/kappa opioid interactions in rhesus monkeys: implications for analgesia and abuse liability. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2008 Oct; 16(5):386-99.