that this patch is not approved for chronic long term use (yet).
It carries the same warnings as the oral. NSAIDs cause bleeding in the GI tract
by systemic effects (reduction of Cox-1 protective cytokines) that act on the GI tract. Many people assume this is a local effect, but in reality it is not, it is a systemic effect.
The use of these patches are to place them at the site of acute injury.
This is not unlike using Salonpas OTC--which have methylsalicylate in them.
Flector just costs more.
Ketorlac (brand name Toradol) is also used transdermally in transdermal gels for acute pain. These gels are compounded by compounding pharmacies and can have other ingredients added. So transdermal NSAID is not really a novel idea.
This Flector patch is just more asthetically pleasing, and more accepted by 3rd party insurances.
Keep us informed as to your progress. I'd be interested to see if they work well.
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