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Article: You ask. We answer.
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 3, 1996
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Questions, we get lots and lots of questions. Here are a few
answers.
Q. What happened to the medicated patch that we used to use for
seasickness?
A. The medicated transdermal patch, a seasickness remedy used by
millions of people since 1981, was voluntarily removed from the
market by the manufacturer, Ciba-Geigy, in 1994 because of a problem
in the patch's delivery system. The Transderm Scop patch was a
round, Band-Aid-like device, often worn behind the ear, that
delivered the medication scopolamine through the skin.
"There was a minor issue with delivering the drug that we
have continued to work on and worked closely with the FDA to get
approval once again," said Bruce Hall, category ...