ALFENTANIL

Course overview

ALFENTANIL IS A SHORT-ACTING OPIOID ANALGESIC COMMONLY COMPARED TO FENTANYL, A MEDICATION THAT IS UBIQUITOUS IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING ALONG WITH REMIFENTANIL AND SUFENTANIL. IT HAS FDA APPROVAL AS AN ANESTHETIC AGENT IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDERGOING GENERAL ANESTHESIA AND MONITORED ANESTHESIA CARE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, TARGET PATIENT, ADMINISTRATION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, AND MONITORING OF ALFENTANIL AS PART OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL STRATEGY IN PAIN MANAGEMENT.