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KMID : 0043320160390070953
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Archives of Pharmacal Research
2016 Volume.39 No. 7 p.953 ~ p.959
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Development of ciclopirox nail lacquer with enhanced permeation and retention
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Thapa Raj Kumar
Choi Ju-Yeon
Go Toe-Gyung
Kang Min-Hyung
Han Sang-Duk
Jun Joon-Ho
Son Mi-Won
Yong Chul-Soon
Kim Jong-Oh
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Abstract
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Onychomycosis is a prevailing disease caused by fungal infection of nails that mostly affects athletes and the elderly. Ciclopirox is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the topical treatment of onychomycosis. However, the desired penetration of ciclopirox into the nail bed has not been achieved via topical application for efficient treatment. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to enhance ciclopirox permeation and retention in nail by the development of a new nail lacquer formulation. We screened the effects of different solvents, alkalizing agents, and permeation enhancers on the permeation of bovine hooves by ciclopirox and its retention in human nail clippings. The results suggest that isopropyl alcohol, potassium hydroxide, and urea as the solvent, alkalizing agent, and permeation enhancer, respectively, improved the permeation of the ciclopirox nail lacquer formulation the most with high flux rates. Comparison of the final formulation and marketed product revealed enhanced retention of ciclopirox from our developed formulation in human nail clippings. Therefore, our newly developed nail lacquer may be a potentially effective formulation for the treatment of onychomycosis in humans.
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KEYWORD
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Onychomycosis, Nail lacquer, Ciclopirox, Potassium hydroxide, Urea
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