摘要:
A drug formulation chamber for an intravenous administration set is provided. The intravenous administration set includes a container of an IV fluid, a drip chamber, a drug formulation chamber, and an adapter-needle assembly. The drug formulation chamber has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet for maintaining a flow of IV fluid through the chamber. A portion of the chamber wall is comprised of a material which is permeable to the drug but which prevents convective loss of the IV fluid. A transdermal-type drug delivery device is adhered to the semipermeable/microporous wall portion. Drug is delivered by the delivery device through the wall portion using permeation enhancers and into the flowing IV fluid. The device delivers drug into the IV fluid at a rate that is independent of the flow rate of IV fluid through the formulation chamber. The rate of drug delivery from the device into the IV fluid is controlled by either the wall portion or a membrane layer in the drug delivery device. A plurality of drug delivery devices may be adhered to the wall portion to deliver a plurality of drugs or to deliver a single drug at a higher dosage rate.
摘要:
A membrane capable of inhibiting agent release from a delivery system when no electrical current is flowing and yet provide minimal impedance to electrically-assisted agent delivery, useful both for incorporating into electrotransport agent delivery systems and for use in measuring agent release rates in in vitro testing.
摘要:
A transdermal drug delivery device (20) is provided having both an active drug reservoir (24) and a passive drug reservoir (26). Drug is actively delivered by iontophoresis from the active drug reservoir (24) by an electric field generated by a power source (21). Simultaneously, drug is delivered from passive reservoir (26) by passive (i.e., non-electrically assisted) diffusion. In one embodiment, the passive drug reservoir (26) is electrically insulated from the active drug reservoir (24). In a second embodiment, both the active and the passive drug are contained in the same reservoir (34). In the second embodiment, the active drug is ionizable while the passive drug is non-ionizable. Most preferably, the active drug is an ionizable form (i.e., a salt form) of the passive drug.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a fluid-imbibing drug delivery device having a first, low density such that it floats in the stomach contents for a predetermined prolonged period of time, during which prolonged period of time it dispenses a drug or other active agent to the stomach, and having a second, higher density such that the device exits the stomach at the end of the predetermined prolonged period of time.
摘要:
A dosage form is disclosed comprising a coat that surrounds a drug. The coat comprises a subcoat and an overcoat thermally annealed to provide a single unit coat around the drug.
摘要:
A formulation chamber is disclosed comprising a wall surrounding a lumen containing a device for delivering a beneficial agent. The chamber has an inlet for admitting a fluid into the chamber and an outlet for letting an agent formulation leave the chamber. The chamber is adapted for use in an intravenous delivery system for delivering an agent formulation to a patient.
摘要:
A drug formulation chamber for an intravenous administration set is provided. The intravenous administration set includes a container of an IV fluid, a drip chamber, a drug formulation chamber, and an adapter-needle assembly. The drug formulation chamber has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet for maintaining a flow of IV fluid through the chamber. A portion of the chamber wall is comprised of a material which is permeable to the drug but which prevents convective loss of the IV fluid. A transdermal-type drug delivery device is adhered to the semipermeable/microporous wall portion. Drug is delivered by the delivery device through the wall portion and into the flowing IV fluid. The device delivers drug into the IV fluid at a rate that is independent of the flow rate of IV fluid through the formulation chamber. The rate of drug delivery from the device into the IV fluid is controlled by either the wall portion or a membrane layer in the drug delivery device. A plurality of drug delivery devices may be adhered to the wall portion to deliver a plurality of drugs or to deliver a single drug at a higher dosage rate.
摘要:
A dispenser for use in a fluid environment which is capable of delivery of plurality of discrete drug containing layers in any desired delivery pattern or profile. The dispenser comprises a rigid housing containing a plurality of drug layers which may be separated by drug-free layers. An outlet is provided at one end of the housing and a fluid actuated driving means is provided between the other end of the housing and the drug layers. The portion of the housing in proximity to the driving means has a controlled permeability to water whereby, upon immersion in a fluid environment the drug layers are driven towards the outlet. Various delivery patterns are possible by appropriate selection of the comparison and dimensions of the drug and drug-free layers.
摘要:
A dispenser is disclosed for delivering tiny pills to an environment of use. The dispenser comprising a wall that surrounds an internal space comprising a first mean in the dispenser for changing from a dispenser state to an environment of use state on leaving the dispenser, tiny pills in the first means, and a second means in the dispenser for aiding in displacing the first means for the dispenser.
摘要:
A formulation chamber is disclosed comprising a wall surrounding a space containing a beneficial agent. The formulation chamber has an inlet for admitting a fluid into the chamber and an outlet for letting the fluid containing the agent leave the chamber. The chamber can additionally comprise a film for regulating the rate of release from the chamber, and optionally a filter. The chamber is adapted for use in an intraveous delivery system for delivering the fluid containing the agent to a patient. A method also is disclosed for using the formulation chamber.