Can you cut an Exelon patch in half to decrease dosage?

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody, this is my first post. My father was taking the 5mg Exelon patch

and was not feeling any side-effects. However, coincidence or not, he appears to

be feeling badly after moving to the 10mg. We want to try the 5mg dosage again -

does anybody know if it's as simple as cutting the 10mg patch in half? He won't

be able to see the doctor for a few days and we would rather cut the patch in

half (if possible) than wait for a new 5mg prescription. Any advice would be

greatly appreciated! Thanks to you all for this forum, Marc.

[Guest guest]

Check w/ the doctor - but I'd say No b/c it reads:

Do not cut or tear the patch. Do not apply a patch that has been damaged.

http://www.drugs.com/cdi/exelon-patch.html

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> Hi everybody, this is my first post. My father was taking the 5mg Exelon patch

and was not feeling any side-effects. However, coincidence or not, he appears to

be feeling badly after moving to the 10mg. We want to try the 5mg dosage again -

does anybody know if it's as simple as cutting the 10mg patch in half? He won't

be able to see the doctor for a few days and we would rather cut the patch in

half (if possible) than wait for a new 5mg prescription. Any advice would be

greatly appreciated! Thanks to you all for this forum, Marc.

>

[Guest guest]

Marc,

I would ask the the drug store where you get his meds the same question. And

sometime they can even help and will get you a day or so prescription if they

know you have that anyway. (Until you can see the MD.)

But also I would certainly check for UTI as it was usually that when Mom had a

problem. (I couldn't give her the drugs so I couldn't blame it on them.)

Just a thought.

Hugs,

Donna R

Had Mom for 3 years and one year in NH.

Died '02

Can you cut an Exelon patch in half to decrease dosage?

Hi everybody, this is my first post. My father was taking the 5mg Exelon patch

and was not feeling any side-effects. However, coincidence or not, he appears to

be feeling badly after moving to the 10mg. We want to try the 5mg dosage again -

does anybody know if it's as simple as cutting the 10mg patch in half? He won't

be able to see the doctor for a few days and we would rather cut the patch in

half (if possible) than wait for a new 5mg prescription. Any advice would be

greatly appreciated! Thanks to you all for this forum, Marc.

[Guest guest]

Marc, I wouldn't think you could cut it in half, but a pharmacist could answer

this for you immediately.

[Guest guest]

its not a good idea to cut any patch in half or even smaller because it

causes the medication to leak out and or dry up making it useless ,plus you

can get skin irritations this way also,best would be to call the Dr explain

what side effects there are and ask him/her to call in a Rx for a 5 mg to

your pharmacy,this should be no problem since your father was on the smaller

dose previously

Heidi

Can you cut an Exelon patch in half to decrease

dosage?

> Hi everybody, this is my first post. My father was taking the 5mg Exelon

> patch and was not feeling any side-effects. However, coincidence or not,

> he appears to be feeling badly after moving to the 10mg. We want to try

> the 5mg dosage again - does anybody know if it's as simple as cutting the

> 10mg patch in half? He won't be able to see the doctor for a few days and

> we would rather cut the patch in half (if possible) than wait for a new

> 5mg prescription. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to you

> all for this forum, Marc.

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[Guest guest]

Call your local pharmacist. Sometimes you can't do that because the medication

could evaporate or possibly hurt the surrounding skin area...your pharmacist

would be able to tell you if it would work that way.

Hugs and prayers,

Joan

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> Hi everybody, this is my first post. My father was taking the 5mg Exelon patch

and was not feeling any side-effects. However, coincidence or not, he appears to

be feeling badly after moving to the 10mg. We want to try the 5mg dosage again -

does anybody know if it's as simple as cutting the 10mg patch in half? He won't

be able to see the doctor for a few days and we would rather cut the patch in

half (if possible) than wait for a new 5mg prescription. Any advice would be

greatly appreciated! Thanks to you all for this forum, Marc.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Everybody - Thanks for the kind replies! I contacted my pharmacist and

apparently you can not cut the patch in half. However, you can peel-off half of

the backing and apply it, then rotate to the other exposed half the next day.

All the best! Marc

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> > Hi everybody, this is my first post. My father was taking the 5mg Exelon

patch and was not feeling any side-effects. However, coincidence or not, he

appears to be feeling badly after moving to the 10mg. We want to try the 5mg

dosage again - does anybody know if it's as simple as cutting the 10mg patch in

half? He won't be able to see the doctor for a few days and we would rather cut

the patch in half (if possible) than wait for a new 5mg prescription. Any advice

would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to you all for this forum, Marc.

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[Guest guest]

That's very interesting and I'm sure that it will be helpful to know...whether

an e?xcelon patch or another type of patch.

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> > > Hi everybody, this is my first post. My father was taking the 5mg Exelon

patch and was not feeling any side-effects. However, coincidence or not, he

appears to be feeling badly after moving to the 10mg. We want to try the 5mg

dosage again - does anybody know if it's as simple as cutting the 10mg patch in

half? He won't be able to see the doctor for a few days and we would rather cut

the patch in half (if possible) than wait for a new 5mg prescription. Any advice

would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to you all for this forum, Marc.

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