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Reduction or prevention of sensitization to drugs
Assignee: Alza Corp
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Filing: 1991-11-15
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Granted: 1992-09-22
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Expires: 2011-11-15
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to a method of reducing or preventing skin sensitization by inhibiting the immunological processing of a sensitizing drug as an antigen. The drug is sensitizing to humans, i.e., the drug is susceptible to inducing skin or mucosa sensitization in a human when the drug is transdermally administered to the human at a therapeutically effective rate. Skin sensitization reduction or prevention is induced by coadministering to the skin or mucosa of the human: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of a sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (b) an antigen processing-inhibiting agent in an amount effective to inhibit the antigen processing of the drug. The system of the invention comprises a matrix adapted to be placed in sensitizing drug and antigen processing-inhibiting agent transmitting relation to the selected skin or mucosa site. The matrix contains sufficient amounts of the drug and the agent to continuously coadminister to the skin or mucosa site the drug, at a therapeutically effective rate and over a predetermined delivery period, and the antigen processing-inhibiting agent, at a rate and for a period of time sufficient to inhibit the processing of the drug as an antigen.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip W. Ledger
- 👤 Michel J. N. Cormier
- 👤 Alfred Amkraut
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-31 21:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/70; A61K9/7023; A61K33/00; A61K33/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of reducing or preventing human skin sensitization during transdermal administration to a human of a sensitizing drug, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin sensitization in a human when the drug is transdermally administered, the method comprising coadministering to a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (b) an antigen processing-inhibiting agent in an amount effective to inhibit the processing of the drug as an antigen, wherein the agent is either an ionophere, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an about of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of reducing or preventing human skin sensitization during transdermal administration to a human of a sensitizing drug, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin sensitization in a human when the drug is transdermally administered, the method comprising coadministering to a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (b) an antigen processing-inhibiting agent in an amount effective to inhibit the processing of the drug as an antigen, wherein the agent is either an ionophere, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an about of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the drug and the agent are coadministered transdermally from a matrix placed in drug and agent transmitting relation with the skin or mucosa.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the weak base compound is an amphiphilic amine.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of reducing or preventing the elicitation of human skin sensitization during transdermal administration to a human of a sensitizing drug to which the human is sensitized, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin sensitization in a human when the drug is transdermally administered, the method comprising coadministering to a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (b) an antigen processing-inhibiting agent in an amount effective to inhibit the processing of the drug as an antigen, wherein the agent is either an ionophore, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an about of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of reducing or preventing the elicitation of human skin sensitization during transdermal administration to a human of a sensitizing drug to which the human is sensitized, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin sensitization in a human when the drug is transdermally administered, the method comprising coadministering to a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (b) an antigen processing-inhibiting agent in an amount effective to inhibit the processing of the drug as an antigen, wherein the agent is either an ionophore, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an about of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the drug and the agent are coadministered transdermally from a matrix placed in drug and agent transmitting relation with the skin or mucosa.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the weak base compound is an amphiphilic amine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the drug is propranolol and the agent is ammonium chloride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the drug is tetracaine and the agent is ammonium chloride.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of reducing or preventing the induction of human skin sensitization during transdermal administration to a human of a sensitizing drug, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin sensitization in a human when the drug is transdermally administered, the method comprising coadministering to a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (b) an antigen processing-inhibiting agent in an amount effective to inhibit the processing of the drug as an antigen, wherein the agent is either an ionophore, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an about of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of reducing or preventing the induction of human skin sensitization during transdermal administration to a human of a sensitizing drug, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin sensitization in a human when the drug is transdermally administered, the method comprising coadministering to a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (b) an antigen processing-inhibiting agent in an amount effective to inhibit the processing of the drug as an antigen, wherein the agent is either an ionophore, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an about of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein the drug and the agent are coadministered transdermally from a matrix placed in drug and agent transmitting relation with the skin or mucosa.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein the weak base compound is an amphiphilic amine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
176 words
A transdermal drug delivery device for transdermally administration a sensitizing drug to a human, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin or mucosal sensitization in the human when the drug is transdermally delivered, the device comprising: (a) a matrix adapted to be placed in drug and antigen processing-inhibiting agent transmitting relation with a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human, the matrix containing sufficient amounts of drug and antigen processing-inhibiting agent to continuously and co-extensively administer to the skin or mucosal site: (1) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (2) an antigen processing-inhibiting amount of the antigen processing-inhibiting agent capable of inhibiting processing of the drug as an antigen to reduce or prevent sensitization to the skin or mucosa, wherein the agent is either an ionophore, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an amount of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
176 words
A transdermal drug delivery device for transdermally administration a sensitizing drug to a human, which drug is susceptible to inducing skin or mucosal sensitization in the human when the drug is transdermally delivered, the device comprising: (a) a matrix adapted to be placed in drug and antigen processing-inhibiting agent transmitting relation with a selected site on the skin or mucosa of the human, the matrix containing sufficient amounts of drug and antigen processing-inhibiting agent to continuously and co-extensively administer to the skin or mucosal site: (1) a therapeutically effective amount of the sensitizing drug, at a therapeutically effective rate over a predetermined period of time; and (2) an antigen processing-inhibiting amount of the antigen processing-inhibiting agent capable of inhibiting processing of the drug as an antigen to reduce or prevent sensitization to the skin or mucosa, wherein the agent is either an ionophore, in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, or a weak base compound, in an amount of from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the drug is propranolol and the agent is ammonium chloride.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the drug is tetracaine and the agent is ammonium chloride.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 12 wherein the drug is propranolol and the agent is ammonium chloride.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 12 wherein the drug is tetracaine and the agent is ammonium chloride.
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