So she started to provide a replacement for the street drugs, first Dilaudid, then fentanyl patches, and, now, the fentanyl capsules. Her project purchases the fentanyl from a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and a local pharmacy compounds it, with dextrose and caffeine as buffers. Dr. Sutherland writes a prescription for the drug, and patients buy it; if they can’t pay, the program covers the cost. When nurses enroll new participants in the program, they increase the dose over days to find exactly what the patients need to replace what they use on the street. He receives 30,000 micrograms of fentanyl at the dispensary each day.

Source: thestar July 28, 2022 04:00 UTC