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- Author(s): Fischetti, Mark
- Source:
Scientific American. Apr2003, Vol. 288 Issue 4, p92. 2p. 4 Diagrams.
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Discusses transdermal patches that are drug delivery devices. Patches that help smokers quit smoking; Use of transdermal patches to deliver estrogen for hormone replacement therapy, nitroglycerin for angina, scopolamine for motion sickness, fentanyl for pain control, clonidine for hypertension, and ethinylestradiol plus norelgestromin for contraception; Explanation of how the patches work and infiltrate the surface of the skin.
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