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News|Articles|November 26, 2013
3M Licenses Transdermal Patch for Stada
Author(s)Pharmaceutical Technology Editors
Stada licenses 3M's transdermal technology for a fentanyl patch.
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The 3M Patent, which was granted on March 20, 2013, enables a transdermal drug delivery device designed to deliver a therapeutically effective amount of fentanyl across the skin of a patient. The matrix device is configured by incorporating fentanyl into an adhesive matrix made of a copolymer containing alkyl acrylate and other monomers.
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