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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gevork Minaskanian, Irvine, CA (US);
James Peck, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Eric L Nelson, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Whitby Research, Inc., , CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 24 ; 424-7 ; 424 47 ; 424 59 ; 424 70 ; 514 29 ; 514 37 ; 514 39 ; 514 49 ; 514 50 ; 514 82 ; 514179 ; 514182 ; 514183 ; 514192 ; 514200 ; 514212 ; 514315 ; 514316 ; 514326 ; 514844 ; 514859 ; 514863 ; 514918 ; 514919 ; 514944 ; 514946 ; 514947 ;
Abstract
This invention provides compositions comprising a physiologically-active agent and a compound having the structural formula ##STR1## Wherein X may represent sulfur or two hydrogen atoms; R' is H or a lower alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms; m is 2-6; n is 0-18 and R is --Ch.sub.3, ##STR2## wherein R' is H or halogen, in an amount effective to enhance the penetration of the physiologically-active agent through the skin or other membrane of the body of an animal.