A transdermal credit-card-sized, self-adherent patch pre-programmed to deliver an opioid class analgesic Fentanyl shows hope to patients to get rid of hassles of intravenous administration of painkillers for short-term management of severe post-operative pain. A recent survey of post-surgical patients indicates that of the more than 51 million inpatient surgeries performed annually in the U.S., approximately 65% of post-operative patients experience moderate-to-severe pain. According to a 2012 analysis of a Hospital Database, 1.4 million patients manage their pain with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA).
However, acute postoperative pain continues to be a concern for patients as 53% of patients surveyed in the hospital reported anxiety about their post-operative pain. Fentanyl is an opioid class of drug used for the management of severe pain due to cancer or after a…
