Transdermal therapeutic system with nicotine and addition of monoterpene ketones
AssigneeLTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
InventorStefan Bracht
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Abstract
A transdermal therapeutic system having a backing layer, at least one nicotine-containing layer ore zone, which may have pressure-sensitive properties, as well as a removable protective layer is characterized by a content of at least one essential oil extracted from a mint species, or at least one monoterpene ketone contained in these essential oils.
Claims8
Transdermal therapeutic system comprising a backing layer, at least one nicotine-containing layer or zone, and an additive comprising at least one monoterpene ketone, wherein the content of at least one monoterpene ketone in the nicotine-containing layer or zone is 0.1 to 5.0%-wt of the weight of the layer or zone.
Process for masking an unpleasant smell, caused by the presence of nicotine, comprising adding to a nicotine-containing layer or zone of a nicotine-containing transdermal therapeutic system, 0.1 to 5.0%-wt, based on the weight of the layer or zone, of at least one monoterpene ketone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.