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Dermal patch
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<p> A dermal patch or skin patch is a <a href="/facts/Medicated/h9mhwWP2">medicated</a> <a href="/facts/Adhesive/shTfIJ0E">adhesive</a> patch placed on <a href="/facts/Human_skin/cfRXQwSs">human skin</a> to deliver a medication into the skin. This is in contrast to a <a href="/facts/Transdermal_patch/GR3Pel6S">transdermal patch</a>, which delivers the medication through the skin and into the <a href="/facts/Bloodstream/WXwudzzc">bloodstream</a>. </p>