A young man suffered a severe injury in a motorcycle accident. Rather than give him pain medications by IV or injections, his doctor ordered his pain medicines to be delivered through his skin. Which kind of patches work well this way?

A. Topical
B. Sublingual
C. Transdermal
D. Subcutaneous


Answer: C

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