Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems (TDDS)

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  1. 3. Provide sustained blood levels of nicotine as nicotine replacement therapy to help the patient establish and sustain remission from smoking
  2. 5. The first transdermal system that was approved by the FDA
  3. 7. A drug used in transdermal patches to treat blood pressure.
  4. 10. Small needles that are used to painlessly increase drug delivery through the skin.
  5. 11. A dosage form that is suitable for delivering drugs to the skin.
  6. 12. The film that covers the stratum corneum is composed of
  7. 13. Type of patch where drug is mixed directly into the adhesive or polymer layer.
  8. 14. The part of a patch that keeps it in contact with the skin.
  9. 15. Changing patch locations regularly to avoid skin damage or irritation.
Down
  1. 1. A common disadvantage or side effect at the patch site.
  2. 2. Educating patients on patch use, site prep,and what to expect.
  3. 4. A charged chemical compound across the skin membrane using an electrical field.
  4. 6. It is also being studied as a means to enhance transdermal drug delivery
  5. 8. designed to support the passage of drug substances from the surface of the skin through its various layers and into the systemic circulation.
  6. 9. TDDS design where drug is kept in a separate compartment and released through a membrane.