Sufentanil

Category: pharmacological

Aliases: Sufenta

Pharmacological Mechanism

Synthetic μ-opioid agonist — phenylpiperidine class with ~10× fentanyl potency. Used in anesthesia + obstetric epidural / spinal analgesia. CYP3A4 substrate.

Half-Life (t½)

IV: 2.73h

Dosing Guidelines

• IV: Typical 1mcg (Range: 0.1 - 30 mcg)

Target Organ Systems

• nervous
• digestive