Topical administration device
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1. A dosing device for topically administering a pharmaceutical formulation to the skin of a mammal, the device comprising:
- a housing capable of storing at least one unit dose of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a drug incorporated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for topical application onto the skin of said mammal;
an applicator adapted for topically administering a unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation directly onto the skin; and
an actuator capable of metering a single unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation from a first position in which the unit dose is stored in the housing to a second position in which the single unit dose is external to the device on the applicator so that the single unit dose can be topically administered.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dosing device for topically administering a pharmaceutical formulation to a skin of a mammal, the device comprising a housing capable of holding at least one unit dose of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a drug and a carrier; an applicator adapted for topically administering a unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation directly onto the skin; and an actuator, wherein upon actuation, the device is capable of metering a unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation external to the device, from the housing to the applicator; and methods thereof.
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1. A dosing device for topically administering a pharmaceutical formulation to the skin of a mammal, the device comprising:
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a housing capable of storing at least one unit dose of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a drug incorporated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for topical application onto the skin of said mammal;
an applicator adapted for topically administering a unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation directly onto the skin; and
an actuator capable of metering a single unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation from a first position in which the unit dose is stored in the housing to a second position in which the single unit dose is external to the device on the applicator so that the single unit dose can be topically administered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124)
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102. A method for topically administering a pharmaceutical formulation to the skin of a mammal, the method comprising,
(i) actuating a dosing device for topically administering a pharmaceutical formulation to the skin of a mammal, the device comprising: -
a housing storing at least one unit dose of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a drug incorporated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for topical application onto the skin of said mammal;
an applicator adapted for topically administering a unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation directly onto the skin; and
an actuator capable of metering a single unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation from a first position in which the unit dose is stored in the housing to a second position in which the single unit dose is external to the device on the applicator so that the single unit dose can be topically administered; and
(ii) applying the unit dose directly onto the skin of a mammal with the applicator. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106, 122, 123)
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107. A method of preparing a dosing system for topical delivery of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising:
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(i) preparing at least one unit dose of a pharmaceutical preparation comprising a drug incorporated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for topical application onto the skin of said mammal; and
(ii) placing the at least one unit dose into a dosing device comprising a housing capable of storing at least one unit dose of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a drug incoporated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for topical application onto the skin of said mammal;
an applicator adapted for topically administering a unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation directly onto the skin; and
an actuator capable of metering a single unit dose of the pharmaceutical formulation from a first position in which the unit dose is stored in the housing to a second position in which the single unit dose is external to the device on the applicator so that the single unit dose can be topically administered
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