Delivery system for remote treatment of an animal

Abstract

A method of remotely treating an animal including launching a delivery system at the animal, wherein the delivery system comprises a dosage projectile adapted to deliver a biologically active agent to an animal substantially without piercing the skin of the animal and containing a biologically active agent and a transdermal carrier in liquid or gel form, wherein the agent and the carrier are encapsulated in one or more encapsulating agents, and wherein the encapsulating agents forms a frangible shell; impacting the projectile on the animal to release the biologically active agent and the transdermal carrier from the frangible shell substantially without piercing the skin of the animal; and delivering the biologically active agent to the animal, wherein the transdermal carrier facilitates passage of the biologically active agent across the skin of the animal to provide treatment to the animal.

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