APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF INFLUENZA VACCINE

摘要

An apparatus and method for transdermally delivering an immunologically acti ve agent comprising a delivery system having a microprojection member (or syste m) that includes a plurality of micrpojections (or array thereof) that are adapted to pierce through the stratum corneum into the underlying epidermis layer, or epidermis and dermis layers, the micrprojection member having a biocompatible coating disposed thereon that includes the immunologically active agent. Preferably, the biocompatible coating is formed from a vaccine coating formulation.