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US 2003/0215488 A1Published application
Methods for transdermal drug administration
OwnerRobert Martin Galeinventor
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Abstract
Adhesive transdermal drug delivery devices may be removed and subsequently reapplied to an area of skin if the adhesive has an initial adhesive/skin bond strength sufficient to maintain said transdermal drug delivery device on the skin to which it is applied for the entire predetermined administration period; and an adhesive/skin bond strength upon replacement on the skin after removal therefrom which is adequate to retain the device on the skin for the balance of the administration period.
Claims14
A method for the transdermal administration of a drug through non-scrotal skin over a predetermined administration period comprising:
- a) placing a transdermal drug delivery device containing the drug and having an adhesive surface for maintaining the device on non-scrotal skin of an individual;
- b) removing said device from the skin prior to the expiration of said period;
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- c) replacing said device the non-scrotal skin of the individual;
- d) where said adhesive surface is formed from an adhesive formulation that provides (i) an initial adhesive/skin bond strength sufficient to maintain said transdermal drug delivery device on the non-scrotal skin to which it is applied for the entire predetermined administration period and (ii) an adhesive/skin bond strength upon replacement on non-scrotal skin sufficient to retain said device for the balance of said administration period.
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