Fentanyl

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D005283
MeSH Number(s)	D03.383.621.265
Concept/Terms	Fentanyl Fentanyl Phentanyl Fentanest Fentanest Fentanyl Citrate Fentanyl Citrate R-4263 R-4263 R 4263 R4263 Sublimaze Sublimaze Transmucosal Oral Fentanyl Citrate Transmucosal Oral Fentanyl Citrate Duragesic Duragesic Durogesic Fentora Fentora

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Piperidines [D03.383.621]
Fentanyl [D03.383.621.265]

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Bar chart showing 55 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	1	2
2004	2	1	3
2005	0	3	3
2006	2	1	3
2007	2	2	4
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	1	2
2010	2	0	2
2012	0	2	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	2	0	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	3	0	3
2018	4	0	4
2019	1	2	3
2021	0	6	6
2022	5	2	7
2023	1	3	4

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Kusic DM, Heil J, Zajic S, Brangan A, Dairo O, Heil S, Feigin G, Kacinko S, Buono RJ, Ferraro TN, Rafeq R, Haroz R, Baston K, Bodofsky E, Sabia M, Salzman M, Resch A, Madzo J, Scheinfeldt LB, Issa JJ, Jelinek J. Postmortem toxicology findings from the Camden Opioid Research Initiative. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0292674.

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Amaducci A, Aldy K, Campleman SL, Li S, Meyn A, Abston S, Culbreth RE, Krotulski A, Logan B, Wax P, Brent J, Manini AF. Naloxone Use in Novel Potent Opioid and Fentanyl Overdoses in Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 01; 6(8):e2331264.

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Love JS, Levine M, Aldy K, Brent J, Krotulski AJ, Logan BK, Vargas-Torres C, Walton SE, Amaducci A, Calello D, Hendrickson R, Hughes A, Kurt A, Judge B, Pizon A, Schwarz E, Shulman J, Wiegan T, Wax P, Manini AF. Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 03; 61(3):173-180.

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Rao AV, Stowens JC. Intranasal Fentanyl: Assessing Analgesic Modalities in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 02 01; 39(2):e59.

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Kacinko SL, Mohr ALA, Logan BK, Barbieri EJ. Xylazine: Pharmacology Review and Prevalence and Drug Combinations in Forensic Toxicology Casework. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Oct 14; 46(8):911-917.

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Papsun DM, Krotulski AJ, Logan BK. Proliferation of Novel Synthetic Opioids in Postmortem Investigations After Core-Structure Scheduling for Fentanyl-Related Substances. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2022 Dec 01; 43(4):315-327.

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Calello DP, Aldy K, Jefri M, Nguyen TT, Krotulski A, Logan B, Brent J, Wax P, Walton S, Manini AF. Identification of a novel opioid, N-piperidinyl etonitazene (etonitazepipne), in patients with suspected opioid overdose. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 09; 60(9):1067-1069.

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Vandeputte MM, Krotulski AJ, Walther D, Glatfelter GC, Papsun D, Walton SE, Logan BK, Baumann MH, Stove CP. Pharmacological evaluation and forensic case series of N-pyrrolidino etonitazene (etonitazepyne), a newly emerging 2-benzylbenzimidazole 'nitazene' synthetic opioid. Arch Toxicol. 2022 06; 96(6):1845-1863.

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Rodriguez Salas J, Krotulski AJ, Newman R, Thogmartin JR, Mohr ALA, Logan BK. Concentrations of para-Fluorofuranylfentanyl in Paired Central and Peripheral Blood Collected during Postmortem Death Investigations. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Apr 21; 46(4):358-373.

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Vandeputte MM, Krotulski AJ, Hulpia F, Van Calenbergh S, Stove CP. Phenethyl-4-ANPP: A Marginally Active Byproduct Suggesting a Switch in Illicit Fentanyl Synthesis Routes. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Apr 21; 46(4):350-357.

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