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Topical Morphine Gel as a Systemic Opioid Sparing Technique

Rachel C. Kloskoa Department of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA;b Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4934-1899View further author information
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Maureen L. Saphirec Saphire Department of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 159-165 | Received 20 Dec 2021, Accepted 26 May 2022, Published online: 09 Jun 2022

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