Duragesic and Polatuzumab vedotin

• 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: polatuzumab vedotin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Polivy

Polatuzumab vedotin is used to treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after at least two other cancer treatments did not work or have stopped working.

Polatuzumab vedotin is given in combination with bendamustine (Bendeka, Treanda) and a medicine that contains rituximab (Rituxan).

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