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Is there any contraindication to using a heating pad over a Lidoderm patch?
My Mother has severe arthritis of the neck that causes her severe pain. She gets some relief from a heating pad throughout the day. Her PCP recently prescribed Lidoderm patches to apply to her neck but not sure if she should use the heating pad with the Lidoderm patch or not. Please advise.
Can I put a butrans 10 mcg patch on my hip? I'm almost positive that's where my dr. advised me to?
I thought that's what he said, but then I look at the directions and it says a lot of other places and that you can't put it in the same place until 21 days have passed. Either way, I put it on 4 days ago, and it's already hurting again. And I put it on one of the recommended sites. So I'm curious... read more
Ortho Evra - two things, after I shower it looks like there are small bubbles inside my patch...is?
... this ok? Also I've noticed that the sides and corners of my patch come up,the patch isn't off just the sides sometimes come up... is this ok..is it still working? thanks!
My butrans patch gets saturated and falls off after showering..will the patch still work if I remove
... it before showering and then put it back on?
What happens if I accidently put the birth control patch on 1 day early?
I have been using Evra Birth Control Patches properly for 4 months. Today, I changed my patch thinking it was Sunday, then realized that I am one day too early, as it's actually Saturday. What day should I start my next patch? What will this effect? There are no answers for being too early in the... read more
Birth control patch & Plan B pill?
im on birth control patch called xulane. I had sex on my 2 week going into my 3 week am i still protected from my patch but we had unprotected sex so I used plan b to make sure im okay this happened last week like 5 days ago ... This is my 3rd week now on my patch im feeling tired & cranky &... read more
Buprenorphine - what dose Belbuca do I need?
Doctor is switching me from Butrans patch to Belbuca buccal film because of my allergy to the adhesive. I was on a 20 mcg patch, what dose of belbuca should be equivalent?
How long is a Lidoderm patch active after expiration date, if the envelope has never been opened?
The ones I have expired 10/2015. A co-worker gave them to me because I had always had an aching back after work. I never found them helpful in easing my pain. So I just kept them. Now they are very old. Should I just throw them away?
Will Aspercreme Patch still be good after the expiration date?
The date is 2019 and will it still help me?
Started on 50 fentanyl patch,15 days.75 fentanyl patch 15 days.100 fentanyl patch 12 days?
I have severe neuropathy pain both feet and legs. I had been on norco 10-325 for 5 years before trying fentanyl I also take 800 mg x4gabapentin now after 6 weeks of fentanyl I want off. The fentanyl is not for me,for one thing it’s dangerous and messes my stomach up. Have I took it long enough to h... read more
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.