Ibuprofen patch tagged posts

Medherant Patch. Credit: Image courtesy of University of Warwick

It delivers drug directly via skin to where needed at a consistent dose rate. Researchers at the University of Warwick have worked with Coventry-based Medherant, a Warwick spinout company in developing a transparent adhesive patch that can consistently deliver a prolonged high dose of the painkiller ibuprofen directly through the skin. The University of Warwick researchers and Medherant have found a way to incoporate significant amounts of the drug (up to 30% weight) into the polymer matrix that sticks the patch to the patient’s skin with the drug then being delivered at a steady rate over up to 12 hours...