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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel J Cormier, Mountain View, CA (US);
James A Matriano, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald P Haak, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter E Daddona, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alza Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 20 ; 607152 ;
Abstract
A device and method are provided for reducing or preventing skin sensitization in electrotransport drug delivery. The method involves co-administration of a countersensitizing agent, comprising cis-urocanic acid or an analog thereof, with the drug delivered via electrotransport. Novel drug reservoirs and electrotransport drug delivery systems, formulated with a countersensitizing agent as described herein, are provided as well.