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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Viet Nguyen, Miami, FL (US);
Inventor:
Viet Nguyen, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A blend of at least two polymers in combination with a drug provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for a transdermal drug delivery system in which the drug is delivered from the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and through dermis when the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is in contact with human skin. According to the invention, providing drug having differing crystal sizes as well as drug which is solublized in the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition controls the rate of drug delivery from the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition.