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sufentanil

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sufentanil /su·fen·ta·nil/ (soo-fen´tah-nil) an opioid analgesic derived from fentanyl, used as the citrate salt as an anesthetic or anesthesia adjunct; also used for the treatment of obstetric pain.
sufentanil
[soo-fen′tah-nil]
an opioid analgesic derived from fentanyl, used as the citrate salt as an anesthetic or anesthesia adjunct. It is also used for the treatment of obstetric pain.

sufentanil [soo-fen´tah-nil]
an opioid analgesic derived from fentanyl, used as the citrate salt as an anesthetic or anesthesia adjunct; also used for the treatment of obstetric pain.

sufentanil
an opioid analgesic, related to fentanyl.

sufentanil
Anesthesiology An opioid anesthetic that is 1000-fold more potent than morphine used in cardiac anesthesia Pros Hemodynamic stability, no histamine release, no adverse SNS stimulation. See Opioid anesthetic. Cf Muscle relaxant.


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A broad variety of other drugs and toxins have been reported to cause bradycardia, including lithium, paclitaxel, toluene, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), topical ophthalmic acetylcholine, fentanyl, alfentanil, sufentanil, reserpine, and clonidine.
Opioids Continuous infusions and small bolus doses of fentanyl, sufentanil and alfentanil have little effect on CBF and ICP.
AcelRx is developing a sublingual sufentanil "nanotab"--six times smaller than a nitroglycerin pill--with 90% bioavailability.
 
 
 
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