transdermal patches are used for chronic pain whereas transmucosal dosage is used for breakthrough cancer pain based on the study findings eight strategies were found to have a high impact on preventing the diversion of prescription opioids in opioid dependence treatment programmes those measures included a supervising consumption among those patients most likely to misuse or divert while providing extended takehome medications only for patients when their dosage and social situation are stable and who accept abuse deterrent formulations and b restricting takehome formulations that could put children at risk through unintentional exposure