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Episode 661: Fentanyl Patch Safety in Hospitals

Pharmacy Joe

Authors from the Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital recently published in AJHP their own experiences optimizing the medication-use process for fentanyl patches at a small community hospital. In 2017 the authors developed and implemented a procedure requiring an opioid status verification by a pharmacist for all fentanyl patch orders.