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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1992
Filed:
May. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sonia Heiber, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Dinesh Patel, Murray, UT (US);
Charles D Ebert, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Theratech, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424449 ; 424447 ; 424448 ;
Abstract
Skin permeation enhancer compositions are provided which increase the permeability of skin to transdermally administered pharmacologically active agents. The compositions contain a sorbitan ester in addition to the selected pharmacologically active agent, and may also contain a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 aliphatic alcohol. Methods and transdermal drug delivery systems for using the compositions are also provided.