Sufenta

DustinRN · Dec 4, 2003

According to my drug book it's only available in IV form.

loisane · Dec 4, 2003

Jake,

I hope there is a legitimate reason for your question.

Seems to me that anybody who has a legitimate reason to administer a drug, would not need to come to a forum such as this to ask about that drug.

My knee jerk reaction to your question is to be very suspicious of it.

loisane crna

Tenesma · Dec 4, 2003

yes sufenta can be injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously.... it is less painfull if it is subcutaneously.

the problem with sufenta is that even though it has quick onset, it can be very unpredictable in its duration of action due to how lipophilic it is.... i personally think it is a very dangerous drug to use outside of the OR as it is so unpredictable, i have changed many people (chronic pain/cancer pain) off of their sufentanil subcutaneous pumps over to something a bit easier to manage...

purplemania, BSN, RN · Dec 4, 2003

Are ou a nurse? Is this a stolen medication?????

yoga crna · Dec 4, 2003

I agree with Loisanne. Anyone in anesthesia or in nursing preparing to go into anesthesia knows where to get this information. Let us know who you are and why you want this information.

Yoga CRNA

babyboomerRN, RN · Dec 4, 2003

i also agree that this is kind of a strange question to ask,considering the type of medication that this is.any drug book would be able to answer your questions.

nursey1 · Dec 4, 2003

I agree this is a strange ? for a nurse or medical person to ask . Any medical personel knows where to get the answers . I will tell you . . . . don't partake of this medication in any form ..... it is NOT a recreational drug !!

London88 · Dec 4, 2003

Jake,

Any nurse or physician would know where to get this information. Why is it that you do not seem to know where to get this info?

stevierae · Dec 5, 2003

No answer from Jake yet--probably killed himself, not knowing it is 10 times stronger than Fentanyl, which he probably usually buys on the street from someone who stole it--

Jake · Dec 5, 2003

Thank you Tenesma.

The rest of you seem arrogant and judgmental. I'm a student and was up studying when I had the question. Not having anyone around to ask, I turned to this message board. I have looked in all of my books and there was no mention of a SQ or IM route. I even googled it and every link I could find never mentioned any pros or cons of IM. There were several on giving it to children through the nasal mucosa for anxiety/sedation in the ER.

So, again thanks Tenesma.

Jake

deepz · Dec 5, 2003

....The rest of you seem arrogant and judgmental. I'm a student .........

Well, Jake, anesthesia is a profession where providers unfortunately have a 1:7 chance of being addicted during a career, so please don't be too quick to JUDGE who is and who is not judgemental. Such (pardon me, Off The Wall) questions from newbies do sound a bit suspicious. Had you only briefly stated your situation as a student, I doubt any here would have questioned your motivations.

Best of luck in your studies.

deepz