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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. The pills are sold at $10 a hit, priced to match the street rate exactly.
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…
