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Descriptor English: Alfentanil
Descriptor Spanish: Alfentanilo
Descriptor alfentanilo
Scope note: Anestésico y analgésico opioide de corta duración de acción, derivado del FENTANILO. Este compuesto produce un efecto analgésico de acción rápida, con una recuperación también rápida de la conciencia. El alfentanilo es efectivo como anestésico en cirugía, para suplemento de la analgesia durante los actos quirúrgicos y como analgésico para pacientes en estado crítico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Alfentanil
Descriptor French: Alfentanil
Entry term(s): Alfenta
Alfentanil Hydrochloride
Alfentanyl
Fanaxal
Limifen
R 39209
R-39209
R39209
Rapifen
Tree number(s): D03.383.621.265.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Analgesics, Opioid
Narcotics
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Registry Number: 1N74HM2BS7
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
DeCS ID: 24512
Unique ID: D015760
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/15
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Alfentanil - Preferred
Concept UI M0024147
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.
Preferred term Alfentanil
Entry term(s) Alfentanyl
Alfentanil Hydrochloride - Narrower
Concept UI M0329444
Preferred term Alfentanil Hydrochloride
R-39209 - Narrower
Concept UI M0353404
Preferred term R-39209
Entry term(s) R 39209
R39209
Alfenta - Narrower
Concept UI M0024146
Preferred term Alfenta
Entry term(s) Limifen
Rapifen
Fanaxal - Narrower
Concept UI M0431913
Preferred term Fanaxal



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