Institute for Safe Medication Practices - One of our colleagues from Germany recently reported a tragic error involving fentanyl nasal spray to ISMP. A 28 year-old male accidentally took 2 puffs of
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CDC Injury Center on X: "#Fentanyl is a synthetic #opioid pain reliever that can be prescribed as a transdermal patch, lozenge, or nasal spray. However, in the US, fentanyl can be misused
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Naloxone can reverse the effects of a fentanyl overdose. Here's what parents should know. – OCDE Newsroom
![These highlights do not include all the information needed to use LAZANDA safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for LAZANDA Lazanda® (Fentanyl) Nasal Spray CIIInitial U.S. Approval: 1968 These highlights do not include all the information needed to use LAZANDA safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for LAZANDA Lazanda® (Fentanyl) Nasal Spray CIIInitial U.S. Approval: 1968](https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/image.cfm?name=lazanda-05.jpg&id=72836)
These highlights do not include all the information needed to use LAZANDA safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for LAZANDA Lazanda® (Fentanyl) Nasal Spray CIIInitial U.S. Approval: 1968
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