ciclopirox

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The other topical medication, ciclopirox (Penlac), is not as effective as the newer medications.

Practice Good Hand and Foot Hygiene for Healthy, Attractive Nails: Don't overlook changes in your fingernails and toenails, such as discoloration, thickening, lines, or spots

Penlac, a prescription nail lacquer, has been more effective for some patients but is not a sure cure.

The agony of Da feet

Topical ciclopirox (Penlac) works somewhat better than a placebo, but it's not a cure.

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Based upon the peak sales of the topical product Penlac ($125 million US, 5.5%-8.5% efficacy) and Lamisil ($1.2 billion world-wide, 38% efficacy, but with the risk of liver failure and death), we believe a topical drug that is both safe and effective can generate peak sales of $700 million by 2020 in the U.S."

Medical Stock Spotlight: Opexa therapeutics Inc

Topical Penlac antifungal could be used as an adjunct to benign neglect management.

Onychomycosis Is Not That Rare a Finding in Children

Available by prescription only, Penlac Nail Lacquer is applied daily to the infected nails with a brush.

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The product, 8% ciclopirox hydroxypropyl-chitosan nail lacquer (CicloPoli, Polichem), or P-3051, had an overall 119% greater mycologic cure rate than the commercially available 8% ciclopirox monoester (Penlac, Sanofi-Aventis).

Novel lacquer bests penlac for onychomycosis

Hi-Tech's ciclopirox topical solution is the generic equivalent of Dermik Laboratories' nail fungus treatment Penlac Topical Solution 8%.

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co

(Amityville NY) was cleared to sell its generic version of Dermik Laboratories' nail fungus treatment Penlac. The drug is a topical solution.

AstraZeneca Plc won approval for its FluMist, the only influenza vaccine given as a nasal spray instead of a shot, for children 2 years to 5 years old

DATA WATCH Selected Antifungal Prescribing, 2003 Prescriptions Filled Penlac 1,165,000 Loprox 924,000 Loprox Topical Suspension 467,000 Gentian Violet Topical 4,000 Total Market 2,559,000 Source: Verispan

Eye trauma often behind fungal infections

Ciclopirox (Penlac), one of the more efficacious treatments, achieves a cure rate of 5.5%-8.5%, and the buildup of the lacquer vehicle requires frequent nail debridement.

Improved responses with newer topical nail therapies

In addition, the company has launched a generic version of Penlac topical solution (ciclopirox topical solution), a nail lacquer used to treat fungal infections of the fingernails and toenails.