"Fentanyl" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D03.383.621.265
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1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fentanyl" by people in Profiles.
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Stopka TJ, Larochelle MR, Li X, Bernson D, Li W, Ackerson LK, Bayly R, Dammann O, Bauer C. Opioid-related mortality: Dynamic temporal and spatial trends by drug type and demographic subpopulations, Massachusetts, 2005-2021. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 05 01; 246:109836.
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Randall A, Hull I, Martin SA. Enhancing Patient Choice: Using Self-administered Intranasal Naloxone for Novel Rapid Buprenorphine Initiation. J Addict Med. 2023 Mar-Apr 01; 17(2):237-240.
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Puig S, Shelton MA, Barko K, Seney ML, Logan RW. Sex-specific role of the circadian transcription factor NPAS2 in opioid tolerance, withdrawal and analgesia. Genes Brain Behav. 2022 09; 21(7):e12829.
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Gamble MC, Chuan B, Gallego-Martin T, Shelton MA, Puig S, O'Donnell CP, Logan RW. A role for the circadian transcription factor NPAS2 in the progressive loss of non-rapid eye movement sleep and increased arousal during fentanyl withdrawal in male mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2022 Oct; 239(10):3185-3200.
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Kerensky T, LaRochelle M, Fan SL, Kosakowski S, Wason K, Walley AY. Non-prescription Fentanyl Positive Toxicology: Prevalence, Positive Predictive Value of Fentanyl Immunoassay Screening, and Description of Co-substance Use. J Addict Med. 2021 04 01; 15(2):150-154.
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Barash JA, Whitledge J, Watson CJ, Boyle K, Lim C, Lev MH, DeMaria A, Ganetsky M. Opioid-associated amnestic syndrome: Description of the syndrome and validation of a proposed definition. J Neurol Sci. 2020 Oct 15; 417:117048.
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Marya NB, Levy MJ. Celiac plexus neurolysis versus opioid analgesic therapy: Are we still guided by the presumptions? Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 07; 92(1):131-133.
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Walley AY, Bernson D, Larochelle MR, Green TC, Young L, Land T. The Contribution of Prescribed and Illicit Opioids to Fatal Overdoses in Massachusetts, 2013-2015. Public Health Rep. 2019 Nov/Dec; 134(6):667-674.
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Barash JA, Ganetsky M, Boyle KL, Raman V, Toce MS, Kaplan S, Lev MH, Worth JL, DeMaria A. Acute Amnestic Syndrome Associated with Fentanyl Overdose. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 22; 378(12):1157-1158.
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Griswold MK, Chai PR, Krotulski AJ, Friscia M, Chapman BP, Varma N, Boyer EW, Logan BK, Babu KM. A Novel Oral Fluid Assay (LC-QTOF-MS) for the Detection of Fentanyl and Clandestine Opioids in Oral Fluid After Reported Heroin Overdose. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13(4):287-292.