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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1995
Agis Kydonieus, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Kishore R Shah, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Bret Berner, Ardsley on Hudson, NY (US);
Hercon Laboratories Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A device useful for administration of pharmacologically-active substances transdermally, orally, or by means of subdermal implant includes an impermeable backing layer, a plasticized polyvinyl chloride layer, and an adhesive layer, wherein the plasticized polyvinyl chloride layer includes from about 20 up to about 70% by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin, from about 20 up to about 70% by weight of a plasticizer, and from about 0.5 up to about 35% by weight of a pharmacologically-active substance such as isosorbide dinitrate, nicotine, clonidine, guanfacine, indomethacin, nitroglycerin, and prostaglandin and optionally excipients.