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Treatment of pain - Matrifen® from Nycomed

The treatment of pain can be maximized with a fentanyl transdermal patch from Nycomed. The Matrifen® patch is indicated for patients with severe chronic pain such as cancer pain or low back pain.

Treatment of pain with Matrifen® by NycomedTreatment of pain
Now there is a new and more eficcient treatment of pain available -  it is called Matrifen® and is a transdermal patch which relieves pain in patients with prolonged or chronic severe pain.

>> Information on treatment of pain

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

Matrifen®’s advanced transdermal pain treatment 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 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