Helpful Brochures, Tools and Links
Click on the links below to access helpful information about breakthrough pain and FENTORA:
Brochures
The following materials may help you and your caregiver gain a better understanding of breakthrough pain and management with FENTORA:
Understanding Your Treatment
An educational brochure for patients about breakthrough pain and FENTORA treatment
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Questions and Answers for Patients
Common questions and answers for patients, including breakthrough pain, FENTORA, its side effects and the proper use and disposal of FENTORA
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Tools
Utilize the following tools to assess and keep track of your breakthrough cancer pain:
Daily Pain Journal
Keep track of your pain and the medicine you take to get relief
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Personal Pain Assessment
Complete the assessment to help your pain management team understand the breakthrough pain you experience
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Pain Management Links
The following websites contain information about cancer and pain management:
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
American Chronic Pain Association
http://www.theacpa.org
American Pain Foundation
http://www.painfoundation.org
American Pain Society
http://www.ampainsoc.org
CancerCare, Inc.
http://www.cancercare.org
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
http://www.canceradvocacy.org
National Pain Foundation
http://www.nationalpainfoundation.org
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IMPORTANT:
- DO NOT USE FENTORA unless you are regularly using other opioid pain medicines around-the-clock for your constant cancer pain and your body is used to these medicines.
- Keep FENTORA in a safe place away from children. Accidental use by a child is a medical emergency and can result in death. If a child accidentally takes FENTORA, get emergency help right away.
Read the Medication Guide that comes with FENTORA before you start taking it and each time you get a new prescription. There may be new information. This Medication Guide does not take the place of talking to your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment. Share this important information with members of your household.
The most important information you should know about FENTORA is:
- FENTORA can cause life-threatening breathing problems which can lead to death:
- If you are not regularly using other opioid pain medicines around-the-clock for your constant cancer pain and your body is not used to these medicines. This means that you are not opioid tolerant
- If you do not use it exactly as prescribed by your doctor
- Your doctor will prescribe a starting dose of FENTORA that is different than other fentanyl containing medicines you may have been taking. Do not substitute FENTORA for other fentanyl medicines, including Actiq®, without talking with your doctor.