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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Aungst, Wilmington, DE (US);
Robert C DiLuccio, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514282 ;
Abstract
Opioid-containing pharmaceutical compositions are provided which are useful in effecting transdermal delivery of a therapeutic dose of the opioid to the systemic circulation of a mammal. These pharmaceutical compositions consist essentially of the opioid, a penetration enhancer which is at least one of a saturated fatty alcohol or fatty acid of 8-15 carbon atoms or of an unsaturated fatty alcohol or fatty acid of 8-18 carbon atoms, and a suitable pharmaceutical carrier, preferably propylene glycol.