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2. Fentanyl (Duration of Therapy)

Therapy duration for fentanyl oral transmucosal lozenges, fentanyl buccal tablets, fentanyl sublingual tablets, fentanyl sublingual spray, fentanyl nasal spray, and fentanyl transdermal patches is limited to the need for pain management in patients with cancer already receiving opioids and tolerant to opioid therapy1-11.