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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1998
Ulla Hoeck, Hilleröd, DK;
Bo Kreilgard, Hilleröd, DK;
Christina Nathansen, Hilleröd, DK;
Pharmacia AB, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Device for transdermal administration of N-Acetyl-L-cysteine, optionally encompassing salts, prodrugs and metabolites thereof, optionally together with pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(s) to a human being or an animal in order to achieve a mucolytic effect. Use of a mucolytic compound comprising N-Acetyl-L-cysteine, optionally encompassing salts, prodrugs and metabolites thereof, optionally together with pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(s), for the manufacture of a composition for achieving a mucolytic effect in a human being or an animal. Method for achieving a mucolytic effect in a living body by transdermal administration of a compound comprising N-Acetyl-L-cysteine, optionally encompassing salts, prodrugs and metabolites thereof, optionally together with pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(s).