Definition of Transdermal patch

1. Noun. A medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream.

Exact synonyms: Skin Patch
Specialized synonyms: Estradiol Patch
Generic synonyms: Pad

Definition of Transdermal patch

1. Noun. A plastic patch that has been impregnated with medication. The patch is applied to the skin and delivers a steady dose of medication over time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transdermal Patch

transcultural
transcultural nursing
transcurrence
transcurrent
transcursion
transcutaneous
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
transcytose
transcytoses
transcytosis
transcytotic
transcytotic vesicle
transderivational
transderivationally
transdermal
transdermal patch (current term)
transdermal patches
transdermally
transdermals
transdermic
transdetermination
transdialect
transdialected
transdialecting
transdialects
transdifferentiate
transdifferentiated
transdifferentiates
transdifferentiating
transdifferentiation

Literary usage of Transdermal patch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"For both nicotine gum and transdermal patch treatment, the effectiveness is ... Adding nicotine gum or transdermal patch to behavior therapy appears to ..."

2. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"Nicotine transdermal patch Rose, Jarvik, and Rose (1984) initially suggested that a transder- mal nicotine delivery system might be an effective route of ..."

3. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"... nicotine gum or transdermal patch in place of cigarettes) suggests that nicotine is critical in the addiction process (Henningfield 1984; Benowitz 1988; ..."

4. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"As a form of drug delivery, the transdermal patch offers some distinct advantages ... Nicotine polacrilex and the transdermal patch release nicotine in a ..."

5. The Menopause, Hormone Therapy, and Women's Health by 52003012847, Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1992)
"... mg norethindrone acetate Cyclic estrogen plus progestin 5 mg norethindrone Estrogen: days 1 to 25 (0.625 mg or transdermal patch changed two times/week) ..."

6. Nicotine in Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products Is a Drug and These edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"ProStep transdermal patch (ll or 22 mg/day systems) A- The ProStep transdermal system is available in 11 and 22 mg/day doses. Four efficacy studies were ..."

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