Abstral Side Effects
Common Side Effects:
- Unusual dreams
- Dry mouth
- Weight loss
- Anxiety
Serious Side Effects
Consult your doctor should you experience any of these serious side effects:
- Seizures
- Hives
- Itching
- Rash
- Fainting
- Slow breathing or difficulty breathing
Warnings & Recalls for Abstral
No Black Box warnings have been recorded for this drug.
Abstral Treatment and Use
Abstral | Fentanyl is used in the treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer treatment of at least 18 years of age who are taking regular doses of other opiate pain medications. Abstral is in a class of medication called narcotic analgesics. It changes the method of brain and nervous system responses to pain.
It comes as a lozenge on a handle, a sublingual tablet, a film, or a buccal tablet. It is used as needed to treat the breakthrough pain of cancer patients. Talk to your doctor about how the medication should be used. Do not take more than prescribed by your doctor.
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Author:
RobM
Posted on Nov 16, 2012
