Patch Questions (Page 5)

Can l shower wearing a lidocaine patch?

Buprenorphine - Why am I not getting pain relief?

With the 10mcg patch I was prescribed oxycodone 10mg IR. I was told the oxycodone is for breakthrough pain. Prior to these prescriptions I was on oxycodone 10mg IR. I was getting good relief using just the oxycodone but I usually had to take 2 pill at a time. When I took a bad fall or had increased... read more

Butrans - Can you build up a tolerance to the patch?

With the Butrans patch can you build a tolerance to it so it’s not as effective like pill form opioids?

How to taper off lorazepam safely?

My wife takes lorazepam 1.5 mg (0.5 mg morning and 1mg at night) and sertraline because of her depression during cancer. Right now she must use a fentanyl patch 12mcg for her chronic pain. We want to stop lorazepam as an interaction with fentanyl maybe major. Any suggestions? Thank you

Can you use Topical Medications to Treat Arthritis Pain?

Fentanyl Transdermal - Will a fentanyl patch go bad if its opened but not used?

I am a nurse and in one of the other med carts is a fentanyl patch that is opened but not used. I say it will go bad but the other nurse says it won't.

Do Butrans transdermal patches contain metal?

I’m concerned about my Butrans patch while having an MRI of my foot. Does it contain any metal or substance that could cause burning in the MRI

Does the flector patch have narcotics?

Nicotine - is getting blisters at the patch site normal?

I have used the patch before for the full two months and quit for a year. I started smoking again after and now recently decided its time to quit. The patch works wonderfully for me but I noticed today I am getting blisters on my arm where the patch is all day. I have never seen this before. Is... read more

Can lidoderm patches raise blood sugar?

diabetic, insulin.. used patch, blood sugar was exceptionally high

I am supporting an individual and last night I totally forgot to remove the nitro-dur 0.2 patch?

The patch was put on at 8:00a.m and supposed to be removed at 8:00p.m. what are the side effects for not taking off the patch.

Ortho Evra - my patch fell off 2 days before I was supposed to have my fee week I did not change it?

... but i have not received my period. I'm now a week late what should i do should put my patch on. i'm so confused

Ortho Evra - I took my patch off a week early(end of second week instead of third), will I be?

... protected if I leave it off for the rest of this week and start a new 4 week cycle the following week?

I took my ortho evra patch off a week early and had a period can I start a new cycle and be protect?

i took my patch off third week instead of fourth and had a period can I now start a new four week cycle and will I be protected

Butrans patch covered with a Tegaderm to make it stay down?

I wear the Butrans patch for my neck which I'm gonna have surgery soon on. I work on cars for a living in a hot shop and the first day the edges started coming up so like the instructions say I got a clear Tegaderm patch to put over it to help it stick better, it's doing a great job... read more