The present invention relates to a transdermal drug delivery device comprising:a transdermal adhesive composition comprising:an adhesive comprising a washed polymerization reaction product of at least two ethylenically unsaturated monomers; andat least one pharmaceutically active compound which is susceptible to oxidative degradation; wherein the at least two ethylenically unsaturated monomers, if present in the adhesive as unreacted monomers, are present at a level of less than 200 ppm of total unreacted monomer, based upon the total weight of the adhesive;a backing sheet coated with the transdermal adhesive composition, wherein the transdermal adhesive composition coating covers at least a portion of a major surface of the backing sheet wherein any free radical initiator, if present in the adhesive, is present at a level of less than 20 ppm, based upon the total weight of the adhesive; andwherein less than 0.1% of antioxidant is present in the transdermal adhesive composition.少なくとも2種のエチレン性不飽和モノマーの洗浄された重合反応生成物を含む接着剤と、酸化的分解反応を受けやすい少なくとも1種の薬学的活性化合物と、を含み、少なくとも2種のエチレン性不飽和モノマーは、接着剤中に未反応モノマーとして存在する場合には、接着剤の総重量に基づいて、全未反応モノマーの200ppm未満の濃度で存在する、安定経皮接着剤組成物、該組成物の調製方法、該組成物を使用する経皮的薬物送達デバイス、該デバイスの製造方法、及び薬学的活性化合物の送達方法、が提供される。