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Has anyone cut their Norspan patch in half?
Has anyone cut their Norspan patch in half? I have searched medical sites to see if it is safe and have conflicting answers.
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Has anyone cut their Norspan patch in half? I have searched medical sites to see if it is safe and have conflicting answers.
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@kaztaz
DO NOT CUT IT !!
Transdermal patches are designed to release a certain amout of medication over a specific period of time.
Cutting would release dangerous amounts of medicine.
Didn't you read the information that came along with the medication . Didn't it say not to cut?
If you decide to cut it or alter it in anyway, be sure to talk to your pharmacist first.
Jake
this is the problem I have.....one pharmacist said yes and another said no.....it is a matrix patch which can be cut as the medicine is spread out over the patch unlike a gel based one when cut will release all the med at once........that is the answer I got from one and the other said no.
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I wouldn't be willing to take the chance, are you?
Jake
@kaztaz
Mayo clinic doesn't recommend to use a patch that's been cut or damaged in anyway.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/buprenorphine-transdermal-route/proper-use/drg-20074363#:~:text=Apply%20the%20patch%20to%20a,with%20little%20or%20no%20hair.
Jake