Toxicological implications of the delivery of fentanyl from gel extracted from a commercial transdermal reservoir patch

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 645-648

  Oliveira, Gabriela ^a   Hadgraft, Jonathan ^a   Lane, Majella E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fentanyl; Human skin; In vitro; Reservoir; Transdermal patch

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; GELS; HUMANS; PERMEABILITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

EID: 84859745649     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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