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Keeping Fentanyl in the Palliative Care Clinician’s Pain Management Toolbox
While illicit fentanyl has fueled the nation’s overdose epidemic, hospice and palliative care experts stress that prescription fentanyl remains a vital tool for managing severe pain in patients with serious illness. As public fears, stigma, and prescribing barriers increasingly affect access to opioid therapy, clinicians are working to distinguish illicit fentanyl from medical fentanyl through education, nuanced risk assessment, harm reduction strategies, and evidence-based prescribing that prioritizes patient comfort and quality of life.
