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Effective chronic pain relief with Matrifen® from Nycomed

Effective chronic pain relief is possible with Matrifen® transdermal fentanyl patch from Nycomed. The patch is indicated for patients with severe chronic pain such as cancer pain or low back pain.

Effective chronic pain relief with Matrifen® by NycomedEffective chronic pain relief is vital for patients with prolonged or chronic severe pain.  Matrifen® gives effective chronic pain relief for patients with cancer as well as non cancer pain.

>> Information on effective chronic pain relief

The effective chronic pain relief patch Matrifen® is a transdermal fentanyl patch for patients with chronic pain such as naturopathic pain, cancer pain, low back pain, nociceptive pain and other chronic pains.

Matrifen®’s advanced transdermal pain therapy gives 3 day pain relief equal to that of other matrix fentanyl patches, but with a lower drug load, meaning a  higher degree of safety and a low environmental low environmental burden.

About Nycomed
Nycomed is a young company with a long history. Founded in 1874 in Norway by Morten Nyegaard, the company gradually began to expand into Europe, forming a strong position initially in the Nordic countries.

The modern story really begins in 1999, when Nycomed was established as a European company with a focus on sourcing and developing new pharmaceutical products. With this in place, the pace of this market expansion increased and the company now operates throughout Europe.

Special features

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Mode of action video

An animation presenting the Matrifen® patch;
- Application
- Mode of action

Additional material

- Product details
- Pharmacokinetics
- Technical profile
Conversion tables for download 

- Oral morphine to Matrifen (100:1)
- Oral morphine to Matrifen (150:1)
- Potency table