Duragesic and Erlotinib Tablets

• Generic Name: fentanyl
• Dosage Forms: patch, transdermal system
• Other Brand Names: Duragesic, Abstral, Fentora, Subsys, Actiq, Ionsys, Lazanda, Onsolis, Sublimaze

Duragesic is a skin patch containing fentanyl, an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

Duragesic patches are a strong prescription pain medicine. The patches are used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain in opioid-tolerant patients, severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment.

Duragesic patches are used when other pain treatments such as non-opioid pain medicines or immediate-release opioid medicines do not treat your pain well enough or you cannot tolerate them.

Duragesic patches are not for treating mild or occasional pain or pain from surgery. The patches are not for use to treat pain that is not around-the-clock.

• Generic Name: erlotinib
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Tarceva

Erlotinib is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their spread in the body.

Erlotinib is used to treat non-small cell lung cancer or pancreatic cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).

Erlotinib is usually given after other cancer medicines have been tried without success.

Erlotinib may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.