Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · May 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialValidation of a fentanyl transdermal adhesion scoring tool for use in clinical practice.
The therapeutic efficacy of a transdermal system (TDS) is directly related to the adhesion of TDS, with partial adhesion resulting in lower plasma concentration. Currently there is no TDS adhesion scoring tool available for use in the clinical setting. ⋯ Overall, the TDS adhesion score determined by the participants visually in this study corresponded well to those generated by photo editing software, thus rendering the scoring system highly valid. The FDA scoring system is an adequate tool for assessing fentanyl TDS adhesion in clinical practice.