| CPC A61K 9/7069 (2013.01) [A61K 9/7053 (2013.01); A61K 31/407 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
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1. A transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of asenapine comprising a self-adhesive layer structure comprising a therapeutically effective amount of asenapine, said self-adhesive layer structure comprising:
A) a backing layer;
B) an asenapine-containing layer comprising:
i) asenapine in free base form; and
ii) a polysiloxane or polyisobutylene polymer, wherein the polysiloxane or polyisobutylene polymer comprises more than 50% by weight of the asenapine-containing layer; and
C) optionally an additional skin contact layer; and
wherein the asenapine-containing layer comprises an additional acrylic polymer.
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