Abstract
Transdermal drug delivery has attracted considerable attention in recent years and the potential advantages of this mode of administration have been well documented [1]. The transdermal delivery of peptides and small proteins is of particular interest, since percutaneous administration overcomes many of the problems associated with conventional means of administering these potent therapeutic agents. The major obstacles to the passive permeation of peptidic agents are their hydrophilicity and size; however, therapeutically significant dosage levels have been achieved in vivo using either electrical or chemical enhancement.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-329 |
Number of pages | 39 |
Journal | Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 1992 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by grants (HD-27839) from the National Institutes of Health and Cygnus Therapeutic Systems.
Funding
This work was supported by grants (HD-27839) from the National Institutes of Health and Cygnus Therapeutic Systems.
Keywords
- Arginine vasopressin
- Enhancer
- Insulin
- Iontophoresis
- Luteinizing-hormone-releasing hormone
- Opioid peptide
- Polypeptide
- Skin
- Skin metabolism
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmaceutical Science