Transdermal method and patch for corticosteroid administration

A method of treating an individual having a disease or for diagnostic purposes requiring administration of a corticosteroid, which involves applying to a portion of intact derma on the individual a transdermal patch having a backing layer and a matrix adhesive layer. The matrix adhesive layer includ...

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Main Authors BORSADIA, SURESH, PATEL, KALPANA
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 16.10.2008
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A method of treating an individual having a disease or for diagnostic purposes requiring administration of a corticosteroid, which involves applying to a portion of intact derma on the individual a transdermal patch having a backing layer and a matrix adhesive layer. The matrix adhesive layer includes a skin-compatible pressure-sensitive adhesive, a corticosteroid, and at least one permeation enhancer. The matrix adhesive layer, when applied to the skin of the individual, transdermally and continuously delivers the corticosteroid to the mammal for systemic treatment of the disease or for the diagnostic purpose.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW200796150660