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Transdermal contraceptive formulations

US4816258A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1987
Grant dateMar 28, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S424/14
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A transdermal delivery system for the administering of ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel, in combination, utilizing a polymer matrix having the drug formulation along with a permeation enhancer dispersed throughout.

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