Patent ID: 9211382
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61K,A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A drug supply article comprising: a heat-conductive substrate having an impermeable surface; a drug composition comprising the drug coated on at least a portion of the surface in the form of a film, wherein said film is a solid having a thickness; and a heat source operable to supply heat to the substrate at a rate that achieves a temperature sufficient to vaporize all or a portion of the coated drug composition within a period of 2 seconds; wherein the vaporized drug composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of the drug; wherein the film has a thickness between 0.05 and 20 microns; wherein the drug is selected from the group consisting of alprazolam, fentanyl, loxapine, prochlorperazine and zaleplon.