PATCH

摘要

A patch characterized by comprising formoterol and/or salt thereof as a medicinal ingredient, a solvent therefor, a tackifier, and an excipient and/or a plasticizer and being substantially water-free. The patch serves to effect percutaneous absorption of the formoterol and/or salt thereof, allows the drug efficacy of the compound to persist stably for long, and thus is efficacious for diseases which can be cured or prevented by exciting .beta. receptors, such as asthma.