Pain-relieving Skin Patch Does Away with Side Effects
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="patch">patch</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="TEPI">TEPI</span> <span word="delivers">delivers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painkiller">painkiller</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="pills">pills</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patch">patch</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warwick">Warwick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="chemist">chemist</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Haddleton">Haddleton</span>, <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="centimeter">centimeter</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="bandage">bandage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="polymer">polymer</span> <span word="adhesive">adhesive</span> <span word="infused">infused</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painkiller">painkiller</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dissolve">dissolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adhesive">adhesive</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="loading">loading</span> — <span word="so">so</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adhesive">adhesive</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span>,” <span word="Haddleton">Haddleton</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> [<span word="adhesive">adhesive</span> <span word="bandage">bandage</span>], <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="diffuse">diffuse</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="gels">gels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creams">creams</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="patch">patch</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="uninterrupted">uninterrupted</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="patch">patch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Medherant">Medherant</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bioadhesive">bioadhesive</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warwick">Warwick</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Haddleton">Haddleton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="about">about</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span>,” <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="assessed">assessed</span> <span word="about">about</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="creams">creams</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="patches">patches</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="polymers">polymers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="results">results</span>."</p><p><span word="TEPI">TEPI</span> <span word="vs">vs</span>. <span word="other">other</span> <span word="patches">patches</span></p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="painkilling">painkilling</span> <span word="patches">patches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="soothing">soothing</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="painkiller">painkiller</span>.</p>
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