What is the full definition of “transdermal” and why it is such an effective delivery system?
If you were to breakdown the word “transdermal” into two separate words, it could be literally defined as “transport” through the “skin”. Dating back 5,000 years to the origins of Homeopathy, till the early part of the 20th Century, a proven method for transporting healing compounds directly into the bloodstream was “transdermally”. This efficient, effective, fast acting method has once again risen to the forefront of modern-day science in a multitude of pharmaceutical applications, as well as topical skin patches for weight loss, quitting smoking, birth control, etc. Transdermal delivery systems avoid many inherent variables associated with oral alternatives including fluctuating transit times through the body, interaction with digestive fluids, in addition to overall side effects.
