MEDETOMIDINE PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION

摘要

This invention relates to the use of certain salts of medetomidine and its optically active enantiomers, particularly its d-en- antiomer to regulate the rate of the transdermal administration of the drugs . Lipophilic salts combined with hydrophilic vehicles or hydrophilic salts combined with lipophilic vehicles exhibit good permeation.