What is the dosage of Nucynta?

Nucynta is available in 3 dosages, including 75 mg Tab, 50 mg Tab and 100 mg Tab

What is Nucynta made of?

Nucynta contains tapentadol which is a Opioid Agonist

How is Nucynta administered?

Nucynta is administered as a Oral Pill

What is Nucynta mechanism of action?

Nucynta mechanism of action is Opioid Agonists

Nucynta Prescribing & Dosing Schedule

Dosage & Administration

* NUCYNTA tablets should be prescribed only by healthcare professionals who are knowledgeable about the use of opioids and how to mitigate the associated risks.
* Use the lowest effective dosage for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals. Reserve titration to higher doses of NUCYNTA tablets for patients in whom lower doses are insufficiently effective and in whom the expected benefits of using a higher dose opioid clearly outweigh the substantial risks.
* Many acute pain conditions (e.g., the pain that occurs with a number of surgical procedures or acute musculoskeletal injuries) require no more than a few days of an opioid analgesic. Clinical guidelines on opioid prescribing for some acute pain conditions are available.
* Initiate the dosing regimen for each patient individually, taking into account the patient's underlying cause and severity of pain, prior analgesic treatment and response, and risk factors for addiction, abuse, and misuse.
* Respiratory depression can occur at any time during opioid therapy, especially when initiating and following dosage increases with NUCYNTA. Consider this risk when selecting an initial dose and when making dose adjustments.
* Nucynta tablets can be taken with or without food .
* Discuss availability of naloxone with the patient and caregiver and assess each patient's need for access to naloxone, both when initiating and renewing treatment with NUCYNTA tablets. Consider prescribing naloxone based on the patient's risk factors for overdose
* .Dosing in adults: See full prescribing information for detailed dosing instructions.
* Dosing in Pediatric Patients aged 6 years and older with a body weight of at least 40 kg and who are able to swallow tablets: See full prescribing information for detailed dosing instructions.
* Moderate Hepatic Impairment in Adult Patients: Initiate treatment with 50 mg no more than once every 8 hours (maximum of three doses in 24 hours). Regularly evaluate for respiratory and central nervous system depression.
* Do not abruptly discontinue NUCYNTA tablets in a physically dependent patient because rapid discontinuation of opioid analgesics has resulted in serious withdrawal symptoms, uncontrolled pain, and suicide.

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Overview

Reduce patient OOP costs for drug (and occasionally for drug administration/infusion costs or drug-related test costs)

Patient benefit

A portion (or all) of patient OOP (deductible, copay), typically up to monthly and/or annual max

Patient eligibility

Patient must enroll or activate (may permit HCPs to enroll on patient’s behalf for HCP-administered drugs)
Generally, must have commercial insurance (rarely, may permit uninsured patients to use)
May never be used with government insurance

How to sign up

Cards may be downloadable digital cards or hard copies
Some pharmacos offer debit cards with pre-loaded copay benefit
Typically, available through multiple channels (e.g., rep to HCP to patient; pharmacy to patient; patient via website, Hub live agent, or copay vendor (live agent or IVR); patient and HCP via Hub enrollment form)
Some HCP-administered product programs permit HCPs to enroll on a patient’s behalf through via Hub form

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