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. 2022 Oct 18;14(10):e30411. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30411

Table 1. Benefits of transdermal patches.

Source [5].

Sr. No. Benefits of transdermal patches
1. Transdermal patches are a non-invasive, non-painful way of administering medications. 
2. The transdermal patches deliver a variety of drugs that are absorbed in the small intestine, but not well in the stomach, and they are extensively metabolized in the liver.
3. Drugs are delivered through transdermal patches over a long period.
4. Transdermal patches allow abrupt termination of medication delivery.
5. Compared to oral medications and supplements, transdermal patches have fewer side effects.
6. Patients are comfortable using and remembering transdermal patches.
7. In therapeutic delivery systems, a reservoir of drugs is present, and its controlled release characteristics allow the active properties of drugs with short plasma half-lives to be prolonged.
8. Those who have cognitive disabilities or who are disabled and cannot self-medicate can use transdermal patches as an alternative.