The use of an opiate antagonist for the manufacture of a transdermal medicament to be administered as well as a device for the transdermal administration.

摘要

A method for treating alcoholism by extinguishing the alcohol- drinking response in which an opiate antagonist is transdermally administered to a subject and a device for transdermally administering the antagonist. The device is a package containing a fixed dose of opiate antagonist, a vehicle and a permeation enhancer.