The main ingredient of this "lollipop" is the analgesic fentanyl. According to Captain Brian Brock, compared with the traditional way of injecting drugs into the arms or legs of soldiers, "the oral capillaries can actually absorb the drug faster, and you don't have to worry about side effects such as muscle spasms caused by injection of the arms and legs. ".
After the successful trial of this new drug by the US special forces, the military ordered the entire army to be equipped. About two months ago, the US Marine Corps began distributing "lollipops" to field medics. Like other medicines distributed to medical staff, the use of "lollipops" is strict and will not be delivered directly to soldiers.
One obvious benefit of this "lollipop" is that healthcare professionals can more precisely control the amount of analgesics. "If the patient is suddenly shocked during use, or if they need to limit the dose, just pull the 'sugar' out of their mouth. Once the morphine injection is done, there is no way to remove it."
"We will gradually take appropriate measures to ensure that this new medicine can always be used reasonably," Block said. "At present, the new painkiller 'lollipop' has only one flavor-berry flavor."
Painkiller lollipop