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FDA Warns Physicians of Transdermal Patch Burn Risk, Reviews Labels

March 6, 2009
The FDA has notified healthcare professionals in a MedWatch alert to the burn risk from wearing medicated transdermal patches that contain metal during MRIs and says it is reviewing the labeling and composition of all such patches. All of the burn incidents reported involved nicotine patches, the FDA says.