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Be aware of the potential for exercise to increase the absorption of medications delivered via a transdermal patch

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Be aware of the potential for exercise to increase the absorption of medications delivered via a transdermal patch. Drugs Ther Perspect 28, 19–21 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2165/11208050-000000000-00000

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