title: Fentanyl intranasal. Breakthrough cancer pain: unsafe packaging.
abstract: There is no firm evidence that intranasal fentanyl is more effective than buccal fentanyl. The packaging is not entirely safe, thus exposing patients and others to major risks.
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D005283:Fentanyl