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8/15/2011

An infant's poisoning with a discarded medication patch has prompted safety experts to warn parents and other caregivers about the potential hazards associated with transdermal medications. Nicotine patches, prescribed nearly 97,000 times, could cause nausea, rapid breathing, weakness, and even seizures or death in children.