Is fentanyl patch end-of-dose failure associated with body mass index? (FR441A)
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Feb 11, 2018
Meadows J, et al. - This work was designed to assess whether low body mass index (BMI) was associated with prescription of transdermal fentanyl at q48h dosing frequency. Researchers observed that lower BMI was associated with q48h fentanyl patch dosing, suggesting that in cancer patients, it could also be associated with end-of-dose failure. They recommended closely monitoring and alerting these patients to this possibility.
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