Topical drug delivery using phosphatidylcholine
OwnerNicholas V. Perriconeinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for transdermal drug delivery comprising formulating a phosphatidylcholine carrier composition containing the drug and applying the composition to the skin.
Claims18
A composition comprising crystallized phosphatidylcholine and drug molecules entrapped within said phosphatidylcholine.
A method for topically administering a macromolecular drug comprising formulating a composition containing the drug in a non-polar or crystal phosphatidylcholine carrier and applying the composition to the skin.
A method for administering insulin to a patient comprising topically applying a composition comprising a crystal or non-polar phosphatidylcholine carrier and insulin to skin of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.