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ArticleToxics2023

Severe and Fatal Fentanyl Poisonings from Transdermal Systems after On-Skin and Ingestion Application.

Karina Sommerfeld-Klatta, Wiktoria Jiers, Magdalena Łukasik-Głębocka, Artur Tezyk, Klaudia Dolińska-Kaczmarek, Kamil Walter, Paweł Świderski, Szymon Rzepczyk, Barbara Zielińska-Psuja, Czesław Żaba

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Article in Toxics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. The Rise of Fentanyl: Molecular Aspects and Forensic Investigations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  4. Another lesson from the earthquake: Transdermal fentanyl dependence in two child victims.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karina Sommerfeld-KlattaDepartment of Toxicology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 30 Dojazd Street, 60-631 Poznan, Poland.
Wiktoria JiersDepartment of Toxicology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 30 Dojazd Street, 60-631 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0009-0004-8542-1986
Magdalena Łukasik-GłębockaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 7 Rokietnicka Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.
Artur TezykDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 10 Rokietnicka Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.
Klaudia Dolińska-KaczmarekDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 10 Rokietnicka Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0933-2103
Kamil WalterDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 10 Rokietnicka Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.
Paweł ŚwiderskiDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 10 Rokietnicka Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.
Szymon RzepczykDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 10 Rokietnicka Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6330-1511
Barbara Zielińska-PsujaDepartment of Toxicology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 30 Dojazd Street, 60-631 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6099-2326
Czesław ŻabaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 10 Rokietnicka Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the administration of fentanyl (FNTL) implicitly in transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS) has vastly increased in chronic pain treatment. Non-medical and uncontrolled use of FNTL in TFDS (transdermal fentanyl delivery systems) may reveal toxic effects by the route of exposure, dermal or alternative, by ingestion of patches, and drug release in the stomach. The purpose of this study was to present three different cases of FNTL poisonings, two of which resulted in death due to TFDS abuse. The first case is a 66-year-old woman treated for accidental FTNL poisoning resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Two remaining cases are a 31-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man who died as a result of FNTL overdose after on-skin and ingestion application of the drug patches. During the hospitalization of the 66-year-old patient, in blood samples, FNTL was confirmed at a concentration of 10.0 ng/mL. Tests run on blood taken from the corpses of 25- and 31-year-old patients exhibited FNTL presence in concentrations of 29.1 ng/mL and 38.7 ng/mL, respectively. The various routes of administration and ultimately toxic effects are important to present because, in TDDS, fentanyl can be a reason for severe to fatal poisoning, as shown by the three cases above.

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fentanylingestionpoisoningtransdermal

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PMID37888722
PMCPMC10610823
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