| abstract |
An intravaginal therapeutic system for the pre-programmed, unattended delivery of a drug is disclosed. The system comprises (a) a drug, (b) a delivery module comprising a reservoir for storing the drug in an amount for execution of the program, a rate controller which maintains the rate of drug delivered in a therapeutically effective amount throughout the life of the system, an energy source for transferring drug from the reservoir to the vagina, and a portal for releasing the drug from the module to the vagina, (c) a platform which integrates the module into a unit sized, shaped and adapted for insertion and retention in a vagina, and (d) therapeutic program which provides for the controlled release of drug to produce a beneficial effect over a prolonged period of time. |