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Matrifen® with efficient fentanyl patch technology eases your pain

Matrifen® from Nycomed with efficient fentanyl patch technology provides pain relief for patients with severe chronic pain.

Efficient fentanyl patch technology - Matrifen® by NycomedMatrifen® with efficient fentanyl patch technology is a transdermal patch wich provides relief for patients with severe chronic pain.

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The transdermal patch Matrifen® with efficient fentanyl patch technology releases fentanyl over a 72 hour period for fast and effective relief of pains such as cancer pain, low back pain, naturopathic pain, nociceptive pain and other chronic pains.

The transdermal fentanyl patch has been shown to have fewer side effects compared to morphine tablets and other oral formulations of opiod analgesics.

About Nycomed
Nycomed is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to meeting needs in Europe. The company provides hospital products throughout the region and general practitioner and pharmacy medicines in selected markets.

New products are sourced through licensing agreements with research companies. Here Nycomed provides late-stage clinical development, registration and marketing. Nycomed employs about 3,500 people throughout Europe and Russia-CIS.

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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