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Transdermal delivery of dehydroepiandrosterone

US5709878A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1996
Grant dateJan 20, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K47/24
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a novel transdermal delivery system for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Using phospholipids as vehicles, DHEA can be administered into and through the skin when topically applied. Numerous advantages apply to this modality of therapy.

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