Fentanyl patch dose changes

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Karen Thompson
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Fentanyl patch dose changes

If a prescriber increases a fentanyl patch dose on day 2 of therapy (increase from 100 mcg to 150 mcg), do you:
1. just add on a new 50 mcg patch (100mcg patch gets changed in 1 day, 50 mcg patch gets changed in 3 days),
or
2. remove the 100mcg patch. Apply a new 100mcg patch and a 50mcg patch. Both patches will be due for changing in 3 days.

thanks

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