Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of guanfacine comprising guanfacine and a mono-carboxylic acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to an oral thin film comprising at least one matrix layer, wherein the at least one matrix layer comprises at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a low average molecular weight and at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a high average molecular weight and at least one pharmaceutical active substance. The invention also relates to the use of the oral thin film as a medicine.

Abstract: Use of an additive in a transdermal therapeutic system with an active agent-containing layer in the form of a biphasic layer having a hydrophilic inner phase and a hydrophobic outer phase, in which the inner phase comprises the additive and an active agent dissolved therein, the additive has a higher affinity to water than to the active agent, for the control of the permeation rate of the active agent in a manner which is independent from its concentration in the biphasic layer, with the maintenance of the permeation rate proportional to the amount of active agent in the biphasic layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of guanfacine comprising a guanfacine-containing layer structure, said guanfacine-containing layer structure comprising: A) a backing layer; and B) a guanfacine-containing layer; wherein the transdermal therapeutic system comprises at least one silicone acrylic hybrid polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transdermal therapeutic system comprising an active agent impermeable backing layer, at least one adhesive layer comprising at least 70% by weight of at least one polysiloxane polymer, at least one tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and at least one solubilizer, and optionally a protective layer for removal before use, a method for its preparation and its use as a medicament.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transdermal therapeutic system comprising an active agent impermeable backing layer, at least one adhesive layer comprising at least 70% by weight of at least one polysiloxane polymer, at least one tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and at least one solubilizer, and optionally a protective layer for removal before use, a method for its preparation and its use as a medicament.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aransdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of a systemically active agent having a self-adhesive layer structure. The transdermal therapeutic system includes (A) a backing layer, and (B) a dried biphasic layer. The dried biphasic layer has (a) an outer phase having a composition comprising 75% to 100% of a polymer or polymer mixture, and (b) an inner phase having a composition that includes at least one active agent. The inner phase forms dispersed deposits in the outer phase, with the dried biphasic layer including (c) from 0.1% to 3.5% of an interface mediator other than silicone oil, with the interface mediator having with a kinematic viscosity of from 10 cSt to 100 000 cSt at 25° C.

Abstract: Transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of a systemically active agent comprising a self-adhesive layer structure, comprising A) a backing layer, and B) a dried biphasic layer, the dried biphasic layer having a) an outer phase having a composition comprising 75% to 100% of a polymer or polymer mixture, and b) an inner phase having a composition comprising at least one active agent, wherein the inner phase forms dispersed deposits in the outer phase, and c) 0.1% to 3.5% of an interface mediator with a kinematic viscosity of from 10 cSt to 100 000 cSt at 25° C., and C) optionally an additional skin contact layer.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of guanfacine comprising a guanfacine-containing layer structure, said guanfacine-containing layer structure comprising: A) a backing layer; and B) a guanfacine-containing layer; wherein the transdermal therapeutic system comprises at least one silicone polymer.

Abstract: A transdermal therapeutic system containing rotigotine base in a self-adhesive layer structure. The system includes a backing layer, and a rotigotine-containing biphasic layer. The biphasic layer has an outer phase having a composition including 75% to 100% of a polymer or a polymer mixture, and an inner phase that forms dispersed deposits in the outer phase. The inner phase includes rotigotine base and a polymer mixture of at least two hydrophilic polymers. The hydrophilic polymers are selected from the group of polyvinylpyrrolidones having a K-Value of at least 80, polyvinylpyrrolidones having a K-Value of less than 80, 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 polymer mixture in the inner phase is present in an amount sufficient so that it forms a solid solution with the rotigotine base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of guanfacine comprising a guanfacine-containing layer structure, said guanfacine-containing layer structure comprising: A) a backing layer; and B) a guanfacine-containing layer; wherein the transdermal therapeutic system comprises at least one silicone polymer.

Abstract: Use of an additive in a transdermal therapeutic system with an active agent-containing layer in the form of a biphasic layer having a hydrophilic inner phase and a hydrophobic outer phase, in which the inner phase comprises the additive and an active agent dissolved therein, the additive has a higher affinity to water than to the active agent, for the control of the permeation rate of the active agent in a manner which is independent from its concentration in the biphasic layer, with the maintenance of the permeation rate proportional to the amount of active agent in the biphasic layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an additive in a transdermal therapeutic system with an active agent-containing layer in the form of a biphasic layer having a hydrophilic inner phase and a hydrophobic outer phase, in which the inner phase includes the additive and an active agent dissolved therein. The additive has a higher affinity to water than to the active agent and controls the permeation rate of the active agent in a manner which is independent from its concentration in the biphasic layer, with the maintenance of the permeation rate being proportional to the amount of active agent in the biphasic layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of an active agent comprising an active agent-containing layer structure, said active agent-containing layer structure comprising: A) a backing layer; B) an active agent-containing layer comprising at least one acrylic polymer; C) a skin contact layer; and wherein the skin contact layer is an adhesive layer comprising a silicone gel adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of an active agent comprising an active agent-containing layer structure, said active agent- containing layer structure comprising: A) a backing layer; B) an active agent-containing layer comprising at least one silicone-containing polymer; C) a skin contact layer; and wherein the skin contact layer is an adhesive layer comprising a silicone gel adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system, comprising (a) a backing layer, (b) a solvent-based self-adhesive matrix layer containing rotigotine as active ingredient, and (c) a release liner, wherein the self-adhesive matrix layer has a coating weight of about 75-400 g/m2 and comprises a reservoir layer containing about 9-25 wt.-% rotigotine based on the weight of the reservoir layer, a kit comprising two transdermal therapeutic systems of the present invention as well as a method for the preparation of the transdermal therapeutic system of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) for the transdermal administration of rivastigmine comprising a rivastigmine-containing layer structure, said rivastigmine-containing layer structure comprising: A) a backing layer; and B) a rivastigmine-containing layer.

Abstract: 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/m2 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.

Abstract: The present invention additionally relates to a dosage form for an active substance, selected from the group of cannabinoids, for dissolving in the oral cavity, comprising a first film layer and a second film layer, arranged over the first film layer, wherein the composition of the first film layer can be identical to that of the second film layer and comprises a water soluble polymer, the first and second film layer being connected to each other via the overlapping edges thereof, forming at least one cavity, and the cavity being filled with an active substance selected from the group of cannabinoids.