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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tahany El-Rashidy, Deerfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pharmedic Co., Wheeling, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424448 ; 424449 ; 424 78 ; 424486 ;
Abstract
A dosage form for the delivery of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) to a patient is described. The dosage form has an adhesive matrix containing a pressure-sensitive medical-grade silicone adhesive, DHEA, and a permeation enhancer for DHEA. The permeation enhancer is an aromatic or aliphatic carbocyclic compound with pendant hydroxyl groups.