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MeSH Heading: Alfentanil
Tree Number(s): D03.383.621.265.100
Unique ID: D015760
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015760
Scope Note: A short-acting opioid anesthetic and analgesic derivative of FENTANYL. It produces an early peak analgesic effect and fast recovery of consciousness. Alfentanil is effective as an anesthetic during surgery, for supplementation of analgesia during surgical procedures, and as an analgesic for critically ill patients.
Entry Term(s): Alfenta; Alfentanil Hydrochloride; Alfentanyl; Fanaxal; Limifen; R-39209; Rapifen
Pharm Action: Analgesics, Opioid
Narcotics
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Registry Number: 1N74HM2BS7
Related Numbers: 11S92G0TIW; 70879-28-6; 71195-58-9
CAS Type 1 Name: Propanamide, N-(1-(2-(4-ethyl-4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)ethyl)-4-(methoxymethyl)-4-piperidinyl)-N-phenyl-
Previous Indexing: Fentanyl/analogs & derivatives (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/15
Revision Date: 2016/07/01

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adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

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