title: Report of a patient chewing fentanyl patches who was titrated onto methadone.
abstract: This case report discusses the clinical presentation and management of a patient presenting to substance misuse services reporting chewing fentanyl patches in addition to wearing them transdermally. The patient was successfully titrated onto methadone 30 mg. Only one previously reported case of an individual chewing fentanyl patches was found in the literature; no case reports were found where treatment involved titrating the patient onto methadone. The pharmacology and illicit use of fentanyl are also considered.
authors: St Catherine's Hospital, General Adult Psychiatry, Tickhill Road, Doncaster DN4 8QN, UK.
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Dale
authors: Fleur
authors: F
authors: Ashby
authors: Kalyan
authors: K
authors: Seelam