Guys, this article from MEDPAGE TODAY. primarily concerns people with late stage cancer and suffering from severe pain episodes. The fentanyl buccal tablets are an option worthy of discussion with one’s doctor for addressing ‘breakthrough pain’ if current treatment isn’t satisfactory.

Extract:
“Breakthrough pain, a transitory moderate to severe exacerbation of pain, occurs in about 60%to 90% of opioid-tolerant patients with chronic, persistent cancer-related pain that is generally otherwise controlled,” Dr. Weinstein said at the American Academy of Pain Medicine meeting.

In patients who have cancer — especially those with head and neck cancers — quick-acting analgesics require suitable amounts of saliva to get the medicine into the body and to protect tissues, she said. That problem, she said, makes the fentanyl buccal tablets more attractive than other means of combating breakthrough pain, such as with “lollipop” fentanyl on a stick.

Click below for the report:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAPM/dh/8396

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