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Nucynta

(tapentadol)

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Dosage & administration

* To be prescribed only by healthcare providers knowledgeable in use of potent opioids for management of chronic pain.
* Use the lowest effective dosage for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals .
* Individualize dosing based on the severity of pain, patient response, prior analgesic experience, and risk factors for addiction, abuse, and misuse.
* Instruct patients to swallow NUCYNTA ER tablets intact, and not to cut, break, chew, crush, or dissolve the tablets (risk of potentially fatal overdose).
* Instruct patients to take tablets one at a time, with enough water to ensure complete swallowing immediately after placing in mouth.
* Do not exceed a total daily dose of NUCYNTA ER of 500 mg.
* 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 ER. Consider prescribing naloxone based on the patient's risk factors for overdose.
* For opioid-naïve and opioid non-tolerant patients, initiate treatment with 50 mg tablet orally twice daily (approximately every 12 hours). See full prescribing information for instructions on conversion, titration, and maintenance of therapy.
* Titrate patients with dose increases of 50 mg no more than twice daily every three days.
* Moderate Hepatic Impairment: Initiate treatment with 50 mg NUCYNTA ER no more than every 24 hours. Do not exceed 100 mg per day. Monitor closely for respiratory and central nervous system depression
* Do not abruptly discontinue NUCYNTA ER 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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2.Open camera

3.Scan QR code with camera

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Nucynta FAQs

How is the dosage of Nucynta?Nucynta is available in 5 dosages, including 100 mg 12 HR XR Tab, 150 mg 12 HR XR Tab, 200 mg 12 HR XR Tab, 250 mg 12 HR XR Tab and 50 mg 12 HR XR Tab

What does Nucynta treat?Nucynta treats Pain

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 Are The Nucynta Mechanism Of Action?Nucynta mechanism of action is Opioid Agonists

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