Compositions and medical device for transdermal delivery of a drug and methods of making and using same
US7247315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P29/02
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to transdermal delivery patches comprising a drug-containing drug reservoir wherein the drug reservoir comprises a plasticizer composition selected to adjust the rate of drug flux out of the transdermal delivery patch device. The invention also specifically relates to methods of producing the transdermal delivery patches of the invention, the methods comprising the use of an alcohol drug dispersing agent. The invention further specifically relates to methods of treating acute and chronic pain and methods of inducing and maintaining analgesia with the transdermal delivery patches of the invention.
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