Amelia L. Persico, PharmD, MBA

Panic and a host of interactions are entwined with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

Despite a decline in the rate of opioid prescribing, the CDC reports that the number of opioid related deaths continues to rise. The pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of prescription and illicit fentanyl could help to shed light on why the opioid epidemic has taken the path that it has.