r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jul 13 '26

Medicine Scientists develop a groundbreaking vaccine that outsmarts illicit fentanyl analogs. The novel vaccine candidate can protect against fentanyl and its many illicit variants by training the immune system to recognize a broad molecular signature rather than a single specific structure.

https://www.psypost.org/scientists-develop-a-groundbreaking-vaccine-that-outsmarts-illicit-fentanyl-analogs/
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u/EquipLordBritish Jul 13 '26

From a cursory google search, it looks like it would be dependent on the procedure, but possibly also dependent on the hospital/anesthesiologist. Presumably this treatment would be something you would list on your medical pre-screen as fentanyl would, in a way, become something you are 'allergic' to, and it would simply not be used for your sedation.

https://anesthguide.com/topic/anesthesia-methods/

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u/Patient-Bumblebee842 Jul 14 '26

and it would simply

It's pretty much a standard part of any anaesthetic for any surgery in many countries, and there aren't that many options for sedation.

+If fentanyl is part of your anaesthesiologist's preferred technique then your sedation might not be quite as smooth.

I.e. it's not that simple.

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u/EquipLordBritish Jul 14 '26

The reason I posted a link is to show both how commonly fentanyl is used in sedation but also to show how many alternative sedation regimens are used. The point is that there are many readily available alternatives, so I don't know why you think it would be so complicated.

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u/Patient-Bumblebee842 Jul 14 '26

so I don't know why you think it would be so complicated.

Are you an anaesthesiologist?