| abstract |
A transdermal drug delivery system for treatment of ophthalmic diseases comprising a structure that a plaster layer containing a remedy for ophthalmic diseases is provided on a support, wherein the system is applied to a skin surface including a front surface of an eyelid to administer the remedy for ophthalmic diseases in the plaster layer to an ophthalmic topical tissue by percutaneous permeation substantially without being administered through a systemic blood flow. Use of the transdermal drug delivery system for treatment of ophthalmic diseases, comprising applying the transdermal drug delivery system to a skin surface including a front surface of an eyelid to transfer the remedy for ophthalmic diseases in the plaster layer to an ophthalmic topical tissue by percutaneous permeation substantially without being administered through a systemic blood flow, and a method for transferring the remedy for ophthalmic diseases to the ophthalmic topical tissue. |