Transdermal therapeutic system with galanthamine as active ingredient.

PCT No. PCT/EP94/00054 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 29, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 29, 1995 PCT Filed Jan. 10, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/16707 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 4, 1994A transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) for the administration of galanthamine to the skin each system having a backing layer which is impermeable to active substances and a pressure sensitive adhesive reservoir layer, wherein the reservoir layer comprises 40-80% wt. polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, 0.1-30%-wt. plasticizers, and 0.1-30%-wt. galanthamine base or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.