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Asthma is a severe disease for both children and adults. Corticosteroid (anti-inflammatory) medications are the most potent and effective treatment of asthma currently available. However, biological and epidemiologic studies have shown an increased risk of psychological stress f…

In this thesis, two potential applications of transdermal iontophoresis in the field of sports medicine were studied: (1) the local delivery of dexamethasone phosphate (Dex-Phos), a corticosteroid used to treat musculoskeletal inflammation, and (2) the extraction of systemic ami…