Fentanyl Awareness Flashcard

Front

Which statement best describes fentanyl?

Back

Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved for pain relief and anesthesia.

Front

Fentanyl is approximately how many times more potent than morphine?

Back

100 times

Front

What is the origin of fentanyl?

Back

It was first developed in 1959 and introduced in the 1960s as an intravenous anesthetic.

Front

Which of the following is a form in which fentanyl pharmaceutical products are available? Oral transmucosal lozenges, Chewing gum, Eye drops, Skin cream

Back

Oral transmucosal lozenges

Front

What is a major risk associated with illicitly produced fentanyl?

Back

Dramatic increase in overdose fatalities

Front

How can fentanyl be used illicitly? Options: Injected, snorted/sniffed, smoked, taken orally by pill or tablet, and spiked onto blotter paper, Only taken as a syrup, Only used as a topical cream, Only inhaled as vapor

Back

Injected, snorted/sniffed, smoked, taken orally by pill or tablet, and spiked onto blotter paper

Front

What is the legal status of fentanyl according to the Federal Control Substances Act?

Back

Schedule I

Front

Which of the following is NOT an effect produced by fentanyl on the body? Relaxation, Pain relief, Sedation

Back

Increased alertness

Front

Which drugs cause effects similar to fentanyl? Options: Morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, methadone, heroin; Aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen; Penicillin, amoxicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin; Diazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam

Back

Morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, methadone, heroin

Front

Which of the following is NOT a commonly used opioid analgesic similar to fentanyl? Ibuprofen, Morphine, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone

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Ibuprofen