Comparison of hospital consumption of immediate-release fentanyl: use or abuse?

e202007071

Authors

  • María Arrieta Loitegui Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
  • José Manuel Caro Teller Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
  • Cristian Rosas Espinoza Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
  • José Miguel Ferrari Piquero Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.

Keywords:

Fentanyl, Substance-related abuse, Off-label use

Abstract

Background: Immediate-release fentanyl is indicated in the treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer patients who already receive opioids as background chronic analgesia. According to an alert issued by the Spanish Agency of Medicines, its consumption under non-authorized conditions has alarmingly increased in recent years, with a greater risk of abuse and dependence. The main objective of this study is to compare the off-label use of immediate-release fentanyl in our hospital during 2014 and 2017.
Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study in which immediate-release fentanyl prescriptions were compared in adult patients admitted during 2014 and 2017 in a group 5 hospital. Variables were collected by the electronic medical record. The association study between qualitative variables was calculated using the χ2 test, and quantitative variables with the t-student test.
Results: In 2014, 0.43 immediate-release fentanyl prescriptions were made in our center for every 100 admissions, and in 2017 0.54/100 admissions. 22.1% (n=34) prescriptions were off-label in 2014, while in 2017 31.8% (n=76) (p=0.034). Both years, the most frequent off-label indications were healing of ulcers and wounds and non-cancer chronic pain.
Conclusions: The use of immediate-release fentanyl in the hospital setting has considerably increased in comparison to 2014, as well as its off-label use.

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2020-07-28

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Arrieta Loitegui M, Caro Teller JM, Rosas Espinoza C, Ferrari Piquero JM. Comparison of hospital consumption of immediate-release fentanyl: use or abuse? e202007071. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];94:6 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/820

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