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Contraceptive Spray Shows Positive Clinical Trial Result

...d Treagus. We are particularly pleased that our transdermal spray has been successful with Ethinyl Estradiol, as this is the active pharmaceutical compound in approximately 3 out of every 4 oral contraceptive tablets he added. Acrux plans to proceed with a multi-dose Phase 1 study in the second half of 2007...

Early Estrogen Therapy May Reduce Cardiovascular Risks

...ave speculated that this method may be safer since transdermal estrogen does not go to the liver in high concentrations and has been shown to have little or no effect on clotting disease. “The WHI was instrumental in providing a roadmap for the next phase of research to examine whether estrogen protects younge...

Micro-jets for Painless Needle-free Injections

...iod of time in a similar fashion to a conventional transdermal delivery system. The device could also be develo...mode of drug administration. Compared with passive transdermal patches, they allow delivery of macromolecules, provide rapid onset, and controlled, programmable, a...

Transdermal Vaccine Effective in Treating Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

...egeneration mimicking Alzheimer’s. They found that transdermal immunization with Ab does not appear to trigger sp...e USF researchers plan to further test whether the transdermal vaccine can curb memory loss in Alzheimer’s mice as well as reduce their “senile” plaque burden. “If...

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

...daily with (1) individualized, dose-specific nBHRT transdermal (cream) or drops of estradiol/estriol; (2) individualized, dose-specific transdermal progesterone; and (3) a multivitamin. Patients were also encouraged to eat a balanced diet with frui...

Clinical-trials Show Increased Therapeutic Activity of Pycnogenol than Daflon

... lowering the composite edema score by 32%. The transdermal oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration in the lower legs was estimated with small sensors attached to the skin. Pycnogenol? treatment was found to significantly increase tissue oxygen and lower CO2, suggesting a considerable improvement in blood cir...

Shire Developed DAYTRANA – The First Medication to Treat ADHD Symptom

DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system), formulated by Shire was the foremost patc... methylphenidate, with Noven's patented DOT Matrix transdermal technology. This transdermal delivery system was designed to provide continuous release of medicatio...

Spray on contraceptive clears Phase I trial

...reduced skin irritation compared to patches. The transdermal delivery system for drugs is a big market worth ov...the US alone and is growing at a rapid pace. The transdermal delivery of drugs has some distinct advantages over oral or intravenous dosing of drugs. It avoids i...

Freedom From Nagging Pricks For Diabetic Kids ?

...ntration of fluid under the skin -- drawn out by a transdermal low-level electric current -- and then sounding an alarm when levels are abnormal is safe and effective even in children under age 7. Studies were conducted on the effectiveness of the device and it was found out that it might be an effective repla...

FDA approves Watson Pharmaceuticals' Oxytrol patch

...der. The patch called Oxytrol (generic: oxybutynin transdermal system) reduces urinary urge incontinence, urinary...livers about 3.9mg of oxybutynin per day through a transdermal delivery system i.e., through the skin. The patch which needs to be applied to the abdomen, hip or b...

Transdermal HRT not cardioprotective in postmenopausal women with Coronary Artery Disease

...y proven coronary artery disease to receive either transdermal HRT--17-beta-estradiol with or without cyclic norethisterone--or no hormone replacement therapy. The women were followed for 4 years. Overall, 134 women received hormone replacement therapy. Of these, 58 had had a previous hysterectomy. The other 121...

Transdermal HRT not cardioprotective in postmenopausal women with CAD

...y proven coronary artery disease to receive either transdermal HRT--17-beta-estradiol with or without cyclic norethisterone--or no hormone replacement therapy. The women were followed for 4 years. Overall, 134 women received hormone replacement therapy. Of these, 58 had a previous hysterectomy. The other 121 wom...

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