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WARNING: SERIOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING RISKS FROM USE ‎OF FENTANYL ‎CITRATE INJECTION

Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse...

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1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE

Fentanyl Citrate Injection is indicated for:

analgesic action of short duration during the anesthetic periods, premedication, induction and maintenance, and in the immediate...
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2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

2.1 Important Dosage and Administration Instructions

Fentanyl Citrate Injection should be administered only by persons specifically...

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3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS

Fentanyl Citrate Injection, USP 50 mcg/mL (equivalent to 50 mcg/mL fentanyl base) is available as:

2 mL fill in 2.5 mL Carpuject™ Single-dose cartridge with Luer Lock for the Carpuject™...

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4 CONTRAINDICATIONS

Fentanyl Citrate Injection is contraindicated in patients with:

Hypersensitivity to fentanyl (e.g., anaphylaxis) [see Adverse Reactions (6)]...
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5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

5.1 Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse

Fentanyl Citrate Injection contains fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance. As an opioid, Fentanyl...

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6 ADVERSE REACTIONS

The following serious adverse reactions are described, or described in greater detail, in other sections:

Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse [see ...
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7 DRUG INTERACTIONS

Table 2 includes clinically significant drug interactions with Fentanyl Citrate Injection.

Table 2: Clinically Significant Drug Interactions with Fentanyl Citrate...
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8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

8.1 Pregnancy

Risk Summary

Use of opioid...

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9 DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE

9.1 Controlled Substance

Fentanyl Citrate Injection contains fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.

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10 OVERDOSAGE

Clinical Presentation

Acute overdose with Fentanyl Citrate Injection can be manifested by respiratory depression,...

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11 DESCRIPTION

Fentanyl Citrate Injection is a Schedule II controlled drug substance and is an opioid agonist. Fentanyl Citrate Injection, USP is a sterile, clear, colorless, non-pyrogenic, preservative free aqueous solution...

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12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

12.1 Mechanism of Action

Fentanyl Citrate Injection is an opioid agonist, whose principal actions of therapeutic value are analgesia and...

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13 NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY

13.1 Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility

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16 HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING

Fentanyl Citrate Injection, USP, equivalent to 50 mcg (0.05 mg) fentanyl base per mL, is a preservative-free solution, supplied as follows:

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