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Which patch can you cut?
lidocaine (Lidoderm)
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Patches need to be removed prior to MRI (6)
- clonidine (Catapres-TTS),
- diclofenac (Flector),
- estrogen (some, Alora),
- rotigotine (Neupro),
- scopolamine (Transderm Scop),
- testosterone (Androderm)
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Patch Frequency: daily regular (6)
- methylphenidate (Daytrana) - QAM, 2 hours prior to school - [hip],
- nicotine (NicoDerm CQ),
- rivastigmine (Exelon) - [upper outer arm, upper chest, back],
- rotigotine (Neupro) - [shoulder, upper outer arm, hip, lower abdomen, upper thigh, flank],
- selegiline (Ensam) - [upper torso, upper outer arm, upper thigh],
- testosterone (Androderm) - nightly, not on scrotum - [upper outer arm, lower abdomen, upper thigh, back]
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Patch Frequency: daily specials (2)
- lidocaine (Lidoderm) - 1-3 patches on for 12 hours, off 12 hours prn
- nitroglycerin (Minitran, Nitro-Dur) - 12-14 hours, off 10-12 hours/day
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Patch Frequency: twice daily (1)
diclofenac (Flector)
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Patch Frequency: twice weekly (2)
- estradiol (Alora, Vivelle-Dot) - continuous or cyclic (3 weeks on, 1 week off) - [buttock, preferred lower abdomen]
- oxybutynin (Oxytrol) - [hip, lower abdomen, buttock]
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Patch Frequency: once weekly (5)
- clonidine (Catapres-TTS) - [upper outer arm, upper chest, back),
- estradiol (Climara, Menostar) - continuous or cyclic (3 weeks on, 1 week off) - [lower abdomen]
- estradiol/levonorgestral (ClimaraPro)
- ethinyl estradiol/norelgestromin (Xulane) - weekly for 3 weeks, off for the 4th week - [Ortho Evra - upper outer arm, lower abdomen, buttock],
- buprenorphine (Butrans) - [upper outer arm, upper chest (and side), back]
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Patch Frequency: Q72H (3 days), other (2)
- fentanyl (Duragesic) - Q72H, if wears off change to Q48H - [upper outer arm, upper chest, flank, back]
- scopolamine (Transderm Scop) - Q72H, if needed - [behind the ear]
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