The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system formed from (a) a backing layer, (b) a solvent-based self-adhesive matrix layer containing rotigotine as active ingredient, and (c) a release liner, in which the self-adhesive matrix layer has a coating weight of about 75-400 g/m.sup.2 and comprises a reservoir layer containing about 9-25 wt.-% rotigotine based on the weight of the reservoir layer; a kit containing two transdermal therapeutic systems of the present invention; and methods for the preparation of the transdermal therapeutic system of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of treatment based upon the application of the inventive transdermal therapeutic systems once or twice weekly via systems adapted to allow for the transdermal administration of therapeutically effective amounts of rotigotine for at least 3 days.

A transdermal delivery system for delivery of a triptan into a tissue membrane of a subject. The system includes a transdermal microporation apparatus for heating a skin surface and a triptan drug delivery patch. The drug delivery patch comprises a top layer comprising an adhesive, a middle layer comprising the triptan, and a bottom layer. A method for treating a subject comprises identifying a subject having a migraine, using the transdermal microporation apparatus to open a plurality of micropores in the skin of the subject, and applying the triptan drug delivery patch to the subject's skin over the micropores for a period of time effective to deliver the triptan through the micropores in an amount effective to treat the subject's migraine.

The present present disclosure relates to a laminate film including a water resistant or oxygen resistant base layer, and co-extrusion layer. The coextrusion layer may include a tie layer and a contact layer, and the contact layer may include a polymer such as cyclic olefin copolymer, a polyamide, or an ethylene vinyl alcohol. A total loading of the tie layer may be in the range of 3-9 g/m.sup.2 and wherein a loading of the contact layer is: loading.sub.contact=x*loading.sub.tie, wherein loading.sub.contact is the loading of the contact layer, loading.sub.tie is the total loading of the tie layer, and x is in the range of 0.8 to 3.

Provided herein is a water- and sweat-resistant transdermal drug delivery system for application to the skin of a mammal that comprises a patch having a diameter between 1 and 8 cm in length and a surface area between 4 and 8 cm.sup.2. Also provided are methods of producing the transdermal drug delivery system and methods of treatment comprising the use of the transdermal drug delivery system.

Compositions, devices and methods employing therapeutic concentrations of a triptan for treatment of migraine are described. Also described are methods and apparatuses for delivery of zolmitriptan for achieving a T.sub.max as quick as 2 minutes and not later than 30 minutes in the majority of subjects.

Exemplary systems and methods associated with trans-tissue substance delivery using non-thermal plasma to porate skin or tissues using contoured dielectrics/electrodes and grounding techniques. In some embodiments, a substance delivery system may be incorporated into the plasma generating device for automatically controlled skin treatments. In other embodiments, a skin treatment patch may include the electrode and the treatment substance.

A hydrophilic active molecule delivery system whereby active molecules can be released on demand and/or a variety of different active molecules can be delivered from the same system and/or different concentrations of active molecules can be delivered from the same system. The system may be used to deliver/release hydrophilic active molecules that are incompatible to each other.

A benefit agent delivery system whereby benefit agents can be released over a period of time and/or a variety of different benefit agents can be delivered from the same system and/or different concentrations of benefit agents can be delivered from the same system. The benefit agent delivery system includes a plurality of microcells, wherein the microcells are filled with a formulation comprising a benefit agent and an organic solvent. The microcells include an opening, and the opening is spanned by a porous diffusion layer. Different microcells may be loaded with different benefit agents, thereby providing a mechanism to deliver different, complimentary, or incompatible benefit agents.

A topical copper ion treatment in basic form comprises a copper ion-containing solution composed of a biocompatible solution containing copper ions obtained by leaching of the copper ions from copper metal into the solution. The copper ion-containing solution can be combined with various carriers to form various forms of the copper ion treatment including creams, gels, lotions, foams, pastes, tampons, solutions, suppositories, body wipes, wound dressings, skin patches, and suture material. A method of making the copper ion-containing solution involves placing solid copper metal in a quantity of a biocompatible solution and maintaining the solution at a specified temperature for a predetermined period of time during which copper ions leach from the copper metal into the solution, and thereafter separating the solution from the solid copper metal.

The present invention relates to transdermal therapeutic systems for the transdermal administration of rotigotine containing a therapeutically effective amount of rotigotine base in a self-adhesive layer structure that includes a backing layer and a rotigotine-containing biphasic layer. The biphasic layer has an outer phase formed from a polymer or a polymer mixture along with an inner phase that includes rotigotine base and a polymer mixture including polyvinylpyrrolidone having a K-Value of at least 80 and at least one further hydrophilic polymer selected from the polymer groups: copolymers of vinyl caprolactam, vinylacetate and ethylene glycol, copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylacetate, copolymers of ethylene and vinylacetate, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, acrylic polymers, and modified celluloses. The inner phase forms dispersed deposits in the outer phase. The inventive transdermal therapeutic systems optionally include a skin contact layer.