Fentanyl Citrate Injection

2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Fentanyl citrate 78.5 micrograms equivalent to 50 micrograms per ml fentanyl.

Each 2ml ampoule contains 100 micrograms of fentanyl as fentanyl citrate.

Each 10ml ampoule contains 500 micrograms of fentanyl as fentanyl citrate.

Each 50ml vial contains 2500 micrograms of fentanyl as fentanyl citrate.

Excipient with known effect:

This medicine contains:

• 7.1 mg (or 0.31 mmol) sodium per 2 ml ampoule, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.

• 35.4 mg (or 1.54 mmol) sodium) per 10 ml ampoule, equivalent to 2% of the WHO recommended maximum daily intake of 2 g sodium for an adult.

• 177 mg (or 7.70 mmol) sodium per 50 ml vial, equivalent to 9% of the WHO recommended maximum daily intake of 2 g sodium for an adult.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

3. Pharmaceutical form
Solution for injection

Clear, colourless solution

4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic used:

– in low doses to provide analgesia during short surgical procedures

– in high doses as an analgesic/respiratory depressant in patients requiring assisted ventilation

– in combination with a neuroleptic drug as part of the technique of neuroleptanalgesia

– in the treatment of severe pain, such as the pain of myocardial infarction

4.2 Posology and method of administration
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