A nonaqueous pressure-sensitive
adhesive for a medicinal tape preparation for
percutaneous absorption comprising (a) a support, (b) a pressure-sensitive
adhesive layer containing a
drug and a nonaqueous pressure-sensitive
adhesive and (c) a release film laminated in that order, and a medicinal tape preparation for
percutaneous absorption comprising the adhesive. The nonaqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive may comprise a
copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a (
meth)acrylic
monomer having an acetoacetyl group in the molecule and one or more monomers from among other (
meth)
acrylic monomers without acetoacetyl groups and copolymerizable vinyl monomers, in a nonaqueous
solvent. Suitable (
meth)
acrylic monomers having an acetoacetyl group in the molecule are acetoacetoxyalkyl methacrylates, and especially 2-acetoacetoxyethyl
methacrylate. The
copolymer nonaqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention, comprising a (meth)acrylic
monomer having an acetoacetyl group as a constituent
monomer, is capable of containing large amounts of lipophilic oily substances in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and during heat
drying, the acetoacetyl groups undergo self-crosslinking to form a
network structure as the
solvent evaporates off, so that large amounts of oily substances such as the
plasticizer can be included in the
network structure. The pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention uses no
polyamine derivatives,
isocyanate compounds, polyvalent
metal chelate compounds, etc., as crosslinking agents, and therefore
toxicity is not a concern and
skin is not irritated. A medicinal tape preparation for
percutaneous absorption of the invention has superior adhesive strength and
cohesive strength, and is highly safe with low
skin irritation. It also has excellent
drug release and
percutaneous absorption properties.