A TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEVICE

摘要

A transdermal drug administration device comprising a drug delivery element (10) defining a contact surface (12) for location, in use, against a patient's skin. The drug delivery element (10) includes a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition. The composition comprises a network of a carrier material having a high mechanical strength and an active pharmaceutical ingredient. The active pharmaceutical ingredient is co-formedly interspersed within pores in the solid, continuous network of the carrier material.