Polichem S.a.

Giuliana Iob

Federico Mailland

Michela Legora

Daniela Ceriani

Anna Bulgheroni

A topical antifungal composition for treating onychomycosis includes a terbinafine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount of from 9% to 11% by weight of the composition, a hydroxypropyl chitosan in an amount of from 0.1% to 0.6% by weight of the composition, water in an amount of from 10.0% to 40.0% by weight of the composition, and a C-Calkanol in an amount of from 60% to 80% by weight of the composition.

Topical antifungal composition for treating onychomycosis

A nail lacquer consisting essentially of terbinafine as an antimycotic agent, hydroxypropyl chitosan as film forming agent, water and a lower alkanol as solvents, including a method for treating onychomycosis by topically administering such a nail lacquer to a patient in need of such a treatment.

Method of treating onychomycosis

The present invention is directed to a nail lacquer consisting essentially of terbinafine as an antimycotic agent, hydroxypropyl chitosan as film forming agent, water and a lower alkanol as solvents. The invention is also directed to a method for treating onychomycosis by topically administering such a nail lacquer to a patient in need of such a treatment.

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