Pediatric Oncology

Transdermal Fentanyl Effective in Children

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 26th, 1999

A recently developed pediatric protocol for the transdermal therapeutic system for fentanyl (TTS-fentanyl) provides safe and effective relief for young cancer patients.

Though well-known as a pain treatment for adults, TTS-fentanyl has not been evaluated in children. The continuous systemic drug delivery provided by TTS-fentanyl, as well as its duration of analgesia, would be beneficial to the pediatric population in whom oral opioid administration is oftentimes difficult, as is vascular access.

Recently, researchers led by John J. Collins, MBBS, FRACP, of the New Children's Hospital in Australia, stepped up to the challenge of developing such a...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (1999-04-26)

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