You should not consume grapefruit products while you are using this medicine. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you forget to wear or change a patch, put one on as soon as you can. If it is almost time to put on your next patch, wait until then to apply a new patch and skip the one you missed. Do not apply extra patches to make up for a missed dose. Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing. Fentanyl can cause serious unwanted effects or a fatal overdose if taken by children, pets, or adults who are not used to strong narcotic pain medicines.
Make sure you store the medicine in a safe and secure place to prevent others from getting it. If the patch has not been used, take it out of the pouch and remove the liner that covers the sticky side of the patch before folding it in half. Ask your pharmacist about the best way to dispose of patches you do not use.
Do not flush the pouch or the protective liner down the toilet. Put them in a trash can. Drop off any unused narcotic medicine at a drug take-back location right away. If you do not have a drug take-back location near you, flush any unused narcotic medicine down the toilet. Check your local drug store and clinics for take-back locations. You can also check the DEA web site for locations.
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Patches last at least four days in both dogs and cats; though in very painful situations such as orthopedic surgery additional pain medicines will likely be necessary.
To properly dispose of a used fentanyl patch, fold the patch in half with the sticky sides together. Flush the used fentanyl patch down the toilet right away. Do not put these patches in a garbage can where they can be easily found by children and pets.
The FDA recommends promptly disposing of used patches by folding them in half with the sticky sides together, and then flushing them down a toilet. They should not be placed in the household trash, where children or pets can find them. Fentanyl skin patches are very strong narcotic painkillers that may cause death from overdose.
The fentanyl skin patch should always be prescribed at the lowest dose needed for pain relief. Fentanyl skin patches should not be used to treat short-term pain, pain that is not constant, or for pain after an operation. Celebrated musician Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota two years ago.
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