Causes, nature and toxicology of fentanyl- associated deaths: a systematic review of deaths reported in peer-reviewed literature

• Main Authors: Cheema, Ejaz, McGuinness, Khalil, Abdul Hadi, Muhammad, Paudyal, Vibhu, Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz, Alhifany, Abdullah A, Elrggal, Mahmoud E, Al Hamid, Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2020
• Subjects: RM300 Drugs and their action; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/85978/1/85978_Causes%2C%20nature%20and%20toxicology%20of%20fentanyl.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85978/2/85978_Causes%2C%20nature%20and%20toxicology%20of%20fentanyl_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85978/3/85978_Causes%2C%20nature%20and%20toxicology%20of%20fentanyl_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85978/; https://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=60077; https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S280462

Purpose: Fentanyl poisoning has been widely reported, yet there is a lack of systematic evaluation of the nature and toxicology of associated deaths in the published literature. This article aims to systematically review the nature, causes, routes of administration and toxicology of fentanyl associa...