Abstract

REVIEW ON TRANSDERMAL PATCH

Rajni*, Kuamr Rohit, Bharti Nitan and Bhandari Neeraj

ABSTRACT

A Transdermal patch is a medicated adhesive patch that is placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose of medication through the skin and into the blood stream. The transdermal drug delivery system is one of novel drug delivery system which overcomes arise from the conventional dosage from. Transdermal patches are pharmaceutical preparation of varying sizes, containing one or more active ingredient to the systemic circulations. The review gives valuable information about the the transdermal patch like its advantage, disadvantage, mechanism of action, types of transdermal patch, factors basic components, methods and evaluation, application of transdermal patch. A wide variety of pharmaceuticals are now available in transdermal patch form.

Keywords: transdermal patch, factors basic components, methods and evaluation.