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Wednesday May 24, 2002
Trouble with “Pilling the
Cat”?
Check out the studies of Transdermal Drug Delivery!
This method of drug delivery involves incorporating the active drug
into an
appropriate base that can be applied to the skin and allow the drug
to be absorbed transdermally (“across the skin”), instead
of via the
gastrointestinal system.
The Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory of Texas A&M University
College of
Veterinary Medicine has recently started studies with the use of
transdermal drug delivery, using gel technology. These studies,
funded by a grant from the Morris Animal Foundation, will take place
overthe next 2 years (2002-2003) and are targeted to identify drugs
that can be used in a transdermal formulation in dogs and cats.
The drugs currently being considered for the studies are:
| -Cyclosporine |
-Prednisolone |
| -Diazepam |
-Metoclopramide |
| -Theophylline |
-Phenobarbital |
| -Morphine |
-Amikacin |
| -Enrofloxacin |
-Fentanyl |
| -Insulin |
-Lidocaine |
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