Compositions for the transdermal delivery of pharmaceutical actives

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PATENT NO 5026556
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07269944

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Compositions for the transdermal delivery of buprenorphine comprising a safe and effective amount of buprenorphine in a carrier comprising: (a) a polar solvent material selected from the group consisting of C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 diols, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 triols, and mixtures thereof; and (b) a polar lipid material selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohol esters, fatty acid esters, and mixtures thereof; wherein said polar solvent material and said polar lipid material are present in a weight ratio of solvent material:lipid material of from about 60:40 to about 99:1. Preferably, the polar solvent material is propylene glycol, and the polar lipid material is an ester of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 fatty alcohol or fatty acid. Particularly preferred polar lipid materials include methyl laurate and methyl caprylate. The ratio of polar solvent material to polar lipid material is preferably from about 90:10 to about 98:2.

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NORWICH EATON PHARMACEUTICALS INCNORWICH NY 13815

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Drust, Eugene G Norwich, NY 3 125
Kasting, Gerald B Wyoming, OH 8 243
Smith, Ronald L West Chester, OH 52 1289
Szkutak, Joan B West Chester, OH 3 250

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