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Safety warnings regarding use of fentanyl transdermal (skin) patches.
FDA Public Health Advisory. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; December 21, 2007.

This Food and Drug Administration public health advisory alerts health care professionals, patients, and their caregivers to the possibility for overdoses of fentanyl in patients using fentanyl skin patches for pain control.
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