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Transdermal
delivery
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Transdermal delivery of a drug avoids gastric environment and the first passage effect (metabolism in liver).
Transdermal delivery is excellent for local delivery.
Many substances require penetration enhancers
to penetrate
Stratum Corneum
in significant amounts.
Left:
Red dye diffusion
through epidermidis.
Three types of penetration
enhancers were used.
No significant difference
between enhancers
was observed.
Therapeutic areas
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