Do we have to choose between the duty to relieve patients' severe pain as best we can, and the duty to protect them from the potential harm associated with first-time opioid use?
The current Ontario government program mandates that patients must return their used fentanyl patches before receiving new ones from their pharmacists.
Recent developments in the U.S., particularly new whistleblower policies related to transgender youth care, have raised concern about the possible impact on Canadian healthcare professionals like myself.