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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard W Baker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Giancarlo Santus, Milan, IT;
Susan Vintilla-Friedman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pharmetrix Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424435 ; 424434 ; 424443 ; 424447 ; 424448 ; 424449 ; 514343 ; 514813 ;
Abstract
A method for treating conditions responsive to nicotine therapy, and particularly for smoking cessation therapy and for reducing nicotine craving, is described that utilizes transdermal nicotine delivery for obtaining base-line nicotine plasma levels coupled with transmucosal administration of nicotine to satisfy transient craving.