Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Web – sheet or filament bases; compositions of bandages; or...
Patent
1991-08-27
1993-07-06
Page, Thurman K.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Web, sheet or filament bases; compositions of bandages; or...
424447, 424448, 424449, A61F 1300
Patent
active
052251985
ABSTRACT:
Method and laminated composite for administering short or intermediate half-life benzodiazepines such as alprazolamine or triazolam transdermally to treat conditions such as anxiety in the case of alprazolam and insomnia in the case of triazolam. The composite comprises an impermeable backing layer and a reservoir layer containing the benzodiazepine and a permeation enhancer combined with a solvent-based acrylic polymer adhesive with the amounts of benzodiazepine and enhancer being sufficient to cause the benzodiazepine to pass through the skin at a rate in excess of about one .mu.g/cm.sup.2 /hr.
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Dunbar Darth M.
Sharma Kuldeepak
Cygnus Therapeutic Systems
Horne Leon R.
Page Thurman K.
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