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Methods and apparatus for improved administration of testosterone pharmaceuticals

  • US 6,726,673 B1
  • Filed: 05/24/1999
  • Issued: 04/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of increasing the delivery rate of an androgen transdermal therapeutic system through skin to correspond to a natural circadian pattern, the method comprising:

  • applying an androgen transdermal therapeutic system to the skin for delivery of androgen;

    applying an apparatus capable of generating heat proximate the androgen transdermal therapeutic systems and configured to create heat in a manner that mimics the endogenous circadian androgen production; and

    heating the androgen transdermal therapeutic system with the apparatus capable of generating heat at a safe, pre-designed temperature for a safe, pre-designed length of time to achieve an increased rate of delivery of androgen through the skin to simulate to a natural circadian pattern.

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