TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: A REVIEW
AbstractA transdermal patch is a medicated adhesive patch that is placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose of medication through the skin and into the bloodstream. Often, this promotes healing to an injured area of the body. An advantage of a transdermal drug delivery route over other types of medication delivery such as oral, topical, intravenous, intramuscular, etc. is that the patch provides a controlled release of the medication into the patient, usually through either a porous membrane covering a reservoir of medication or through body heat melting thin layers of medication embedded in the adhesive. Transdermal drug delivery offers controlled release of the drug into the patient, it enables a steady blood level profile, resulting in reduced systemic side effects and, sometimes, improved efficacy over other dosage forms. The main objective of transdermal drug delivery system is to deliver drugs into systemic circulation through skin at predetermined rate with minimal inter and intrapatient variations.
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2274-90
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English
IJPSR
Himanshi Tanwar * and Ruchika Sachdeva
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India
tanwarhimanshi@gmail.com
07 December, 2015
11 March, 2016
14 March, 2016
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.7(6).2274-90
01 June 2016
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