Daiichi Sankyo Subsidiary Applies for Additional Indication for Fentanyl Injection.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 2, 2006 - (JCN) - Sankyo Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, has filed an application for an additional indication for Fentanyl fentanyl /fen·ta·nyl/ (fen´tah-nil) an opioid analgesic; the citrate salt is used as an adjunct to anesthesia, in the induction and maintenance of anesthesia, in combination with droperidol (or similar agent) as a neuroleptanalgesic, and in the management of chronic severe pain. Injection 0.1 mg and 0.25 mg (generic name: fentanyl citrate citrate phosphate dextrose (CPD) anticoagulant citrate phosphate dextrose solution. citrate phosphate dextrose adenine (CPDA-1) anticoagulant citrate phosphate dextrose adenine solution. cit·rate (s) with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Fentanyl Injection is widely used in analgesia 1. absence of sensibility to pain. 2. the relief of pain without loss of consciousness. continuous epidural analgesia continuous injection of an anesthetic solution into the sacral and lumbar plexuses within the epidural space to relieve the pain of childbirth; also used in general surgery to block the pain pathways below the navel. and sedation 1. the allaying of irritability or excitement, especially by administration of a sedative. 2. the state so induced. conscious sedation a state of anesthesia in which the patient is conscious but is rendered free of fear and anxiety. , as well as in anesthesia and as an anesthetic adjunct, but its use has been contraindicated in Japan for pediatric patients aged two and under because its safety in this group had not been established. However, driven by a need in this area, a physician-led Phase III trial was conducted in pediatric patients. The trial, which included newborns and infants, generated valuable information about a patient group that is generally excluded from surgical clinical studies. On the basis of the results, Sankyo filed for the additional indication in pediatric patients, including infants aged two and under. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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