Alfenta
Alfenta Brand names, Alfenta Analogs
Alfenta Brand Names Mixture
- No information avaliable
Alfenta Chemical_Formula
C21H32N6O3
Alfenta RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/alfent.htm
Alfenta fda sheet
Alfenta msds (material safety sheet)
Alfenta Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Alfenta Molecular Weight
416.517 g/mol
Alfenta Melting Point
140.8 oC
Alfenta H2O Solubility
34.6 mg/L
Alfenta State
Solid
Alfenta LogP
0.006
Alfenta Dosage Forms
Solution; Injection
Alfenta Indication
For the management of postoperative pain and the maintenance of general anesthesia.
Alfenta Pharmacology
Alfentanil is a synthetic opioid analgesic. Alfentanil interacts predominately with the opioid mu-receptor. These mu-binding sites are discretely distributed in the human brain, spinal cord, and other tissues. In clinical settings, alfentanil exerts its principal pharmacologic effects on the central nervous system. Its primary actions of therapeutic value are analgesia and sedation. Alfentanil may increase the patient's tolerance for pain and decrease the perception of suffering, although the presence of the pain itself may still be recognized. In addition to analgesia, alterations in mood, euphoria and dysphoria, and drowsiness commonly occur. Alfentanil depresses the respiratory centers, depresses the cough reflex, and constricts the pupils.
Alfenta Absorption
No information avaliable
Alfenta side effects and Toxicity
Symptoms of overexposure include characteristic rigidity of the skeletal muscles, cardiac and respiratory depression, and narrowing of the pupils.
Alfenta Patient Information
Alfenta Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
