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If you would like to order a Child Safety Kit, please complete the following questionnaire and registration form.
Child Safety Kit Website Educational Messaging
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Which product are you currently taking for Cancer breakthrough pain? |
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When did you first receive your initial prescription of Actiq® (oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate) or OTFC? |
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Have you ever received a Child Safety Kit (previously known as Welcome Kit) before? |
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I understand that Actiq is to be used only to treat breakthrough pain in adult patients with cancer (16 years and older)
who are already taking other opioid pain medicines for their constant (around-the-clock) cancer pain. Examples of these
medications include but are not limited to morphine (MSIR®, Roxanol™);
morphine sustained release (MSContin®, OraMorph®);
oxycodone (OxyIR®, OxyFast®); oxycodone sustained
release (OxyContin®); hydromorphone (Dilaudid®);
fentanyl patch (Duragesic®); oral fentanyl (Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl Citrate, Fentora™); and combination
products (Percocet®, Vicodin®, Lortab™).
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I understand the following: Actiq must not be used for short-term pain from injuries or surgery.
Actiq can cause life-threatening breathing problems which can lead to death if it is used by anyone who is not already taking other opioid pain
medicines and their body is not used to these medicines (not opioid tolerant), and if is not used exactly as prescribed. If you have not been
using these types of medicines, consult your doctor to verify that Actiq is safe for you to use. It is very important that you not give Actiq
to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. Actiq can harm other people and even cause death. |
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I understand that I must keep Actiq in a safe and secure place, out of the reach of children. |
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I understand the following: Actiq should be properly used and stored. Each Actiq unit is sealed in its own blister package.
I should not open the blister package until I am ready to use Actiq. Once I start using an Actiq unit, I should completely finish the Actiq unit over a 15-minute
period unless I begin to feel dizzy, sick to my stomach or very sleepy. If these symptoms occur, I should remove the Actiq unit from my mouth. I should dispose
of any remaining medicine right away by rinsing the handle under hot tap water until the medicine is completely gone, or place the unit in the temporary storage bottle
(Skeeper) found in the Child Safety Kit until I am able to rinse the unit under hot tap water. Once the blister package is opened, the unit is no longer child resistant,
and must be kept out of the reach of children. |
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Do any children or grandchildren live in or visit you in your home? |
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I understand the following: Actiq should be stored in a locked medicine cabinet, safe, locked cabinet or the Actiq Child Safety Kit.
I further understand that it is not safe to leave Actiq in its box or packaging without special storage conditions. I should keep Actiq and other medicines in a safe and secure
place away from children. Accidental use by a child is a medical emergency and can result in death. If a child accidentally takes Actiq, I should get emergency help right away.
It is very important that I use the items in the Actiq Child Safety Kit to protect the children who live in or visit my home. I should use the child resistant lock that I received
in the Child Safety Kit. |
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I understand that when I am finished with the Actiq Unit, it should be properly disposed of by placing it under hot tap water
and then in the trash, using the safety container from the Child Safety Kit or cutting the medicine off so that it falls into the toilet. Actiq should not be disposed of by throwing
it in the trash. |
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I understand that if I am no longer using Actiq and need to dispose of
Actiq units that I can call 1-800-896-5855 for disposal listed in the Actiq Medication Guide for assistance with disposal of the medication. |
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What dosage strength are you currently using? |
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Patient Attestation
I understand and agree that all information I have provided is true and accurate. Cephalon Inc. may verify the
accuracy of the information I have provided. I certify and attest that my physician has written a prescription for Actiq
for my personal use or for the use of the individual for whom I am requesting this kit. I will not share, sell or give away
Actiq to others even if they have the same symptoms as I have. Actiq can harm other people and even cause death. Sharing,
selling, or giving away Actiq is against the law. I will protect my medicine from misuse, abuse and diversion (theft) in my
home. I am responsible for protecting Actiq from access by children and from loss or theft. If a child accidentally takes Actiq,
I will get emergency help right away. I will always keep Actiq in a secure place. I further attest that the Actiq Child Safety Kit
that I receive will be used correctly to protect children living in and visiting my home from accidental ingestion of Actiq. |
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WARNINGS: IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PATIENT SELECTION and POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE
ACTIQ contains fentanyl, an opioid agonist and a Schedule II
controlled substance, with an abuse liability similar to other opioid
analgesics. ACTIQ can be abused in a manner similar to other opioid
agonists, legal or illicit. This should be considered when prescribing or
dispensing ACTIQ in situations where the physician or pharmacist is
concerned about an increased risk of misuse, abuse or diversion.
Schedule II opioid substances which include morphine, oxycodone,
hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and methadone have the highest
potential for abuse and risk of fatal overdose due to respiratory
depression.
ACTIQ is indicated only for the management of breakthrough
cancer pain in patients with malignancies who are already receiving and
who are tolerant to opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer
pain. Patients considered opioid tolerant are those who are taking at least 60
mg morphine/day, at least 25 mcg transdermal fentanyl/hour, at least 30 mg of
oxycodone daily, at least 8 mg oral hydromorphone daily or an equianalgesic
dose of another opioid for a week or longer.
ACTIQ is intended to be used only in the care of cancer patients and
only by oncologists and pain specialists who are knowledgeable of and skilled
in the use of Schedule II opioids to treat cancer pain.
Because life-threatening hypoventilation could occur at any dose in
patients not taking chronic opiates, ACTIQ is contraindicated in the
management of acute or postoperative pain. This product must not be used in
opioid non-tolerant patients.
Patients and their caregivers must be instructed that ACTIQ
contains a medicine in an amount which can be fatal to a child. All units
must be kept out of the reach of children and opened units properly
discarded.
The concomitant use of ACTIQ with strong and moderate cytochrome
P450 3A4 inhibitors may result in an increase in fentanyl plasma
concentrations, and may cause potentially fatal respiratory depression.
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