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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:
Jul. 06, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kuldeepak Sharma, Mountain View, CA (US);
Darth M Dunbar, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cygnus Therapeutic Systems, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424443 ; 424447 ; 424448 ; 424449 ;
Abstract
Method and laminated composite for administering short or intermediate half-life benzodiazepines such as alprazolamine or triazolam transdermally to treat conditions such as anxiety in the case of alprazolam and insomnia in the case of triazolam. The composite comprises an impermeable backing layer and a reservoir layer containing the benzodiazepine and a permeation enhancer combined with a solvent-based acrylic polymer adhesive with the amounts of benzodiazepine and enhancer being sufficient to cause the benzodiazepine to pass through the skin at a rate in excess of about one .mu.g/cm.sup.2 /hr.