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My sister is 63 age she is going under treatment for colon cancer N she had Radiation N cemo therapy so still she Got some infection doctor advice her BUVALOR PATCH 10 mg N they pasted On her shoulder my Question is how It works PL Advice me.
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It is a trans dermal release of the medication which leads to systemic action as a strong pain killer (buprenorphine) the other patch is duragesic (fentanyl) the effect lasts for 48-72 hrs, when the patch needs to be changed. Feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss this further.
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