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A common question is how to change a patient from oral morphine to a fentanyl patch. Fentanyl patches are indicated in patients with stable pain who have difficulty swallowing, unacceptable side effects with oral morphine or other opiates e.g. oxycodone; renal failure, persistent nausea and vomiting, gastrointestinal obstruction or poor compliance with oral medication ................
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