transdermally
Via the epidermis
Through the skin.
Transdermal delivery bypasses the digestive system by absorbing medication directly into the bloodstream: The drug is administered transdermally via a patch.
Nicotine patches and hormone treatments commonly work this way.
Process of spreading throughout
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- penetrationEntry into something
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
flux · migration · lipophilic · hydrophilic · percutaneous · bioavailability · partitioning
Material covering damage
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- creamRich milk fat
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
- lotionLiquid skin moisturizer
spray · microneedles · liposomes · nanoparticles · hydrogel · enhancer · emulsion · film
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
clonidine · buprenorphine · lidocaine · nitroglycerin · diclofenac · capsaicin · contraceptive · analgesic
Drug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- dose-responseRelationship between amount and effect
permeation
Process of spreading throughout
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- penetrationEntry into something
osmosis · flux · migration · lipophilic · hydrophilic · percutaneous · bioavailability · partitioning
patch
Material covering damage
lotion · spray · microneedles · liposomes · nanoparticles · hydrogel · enhancer · emulsion · film · foam
pores
Minute dermal openings
nicotine
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
testosterone · clonidine · buprenorphine · lidocaine · nitroglycerin · diclofenac · capsaicin · contraceptive · analgesic
pharmacokinetics
Drug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
transdermallyorally
By spoken word
intravenously · internally · subcutaneously · intramuscularly · rectally
- transdermal patchDrug-releasing skin adhesive
- transdermal patchesAdhesive delivering drugs through skin