A 68-year-old woman, who was referred to the pain clinic by her bedside physician, diagnosed with severe spondyloar, mainly due to an extrusion of the lumbar spine.
25 μg/h transdermal fentanyl generic release 25 μg/h for 2 weeks, with regular pain control (VAS, 7-8).Other patient study is planned to switch generic fentanyl per Dh
At 2 weeks the patient has better pain control (VAS, 3-4), requiring paracetamol 1 g alone as rescue.
At 3 months he continued with Durogesic® Matrix 25 μg/h, with acceptable pain control (VAS, 3), and occasionally as rescue paracetamol 1 g.
