Help Avoid Common Errors With Transdermal Patches
July 2017
Questions often come up about using transdermal patches properly.
Cutting a patch is okay in some situations...but not others.
For example, cutting a patch that has the drug in a "reservoir"...such as brand Androderm or NicoDerm CQ...may lead to dose dumping.
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