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You can't - the only thing you'll do by increasing the delivery rate is subject yourself to an overdose if you're not careful.

If you want to cut down on the drop off between the last patch and a new one, put the new one on 6 hours before the one you have on is supposed to wear off. Over time you'll know when it's supposed to wear off.

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