Schering-plough Healthcare Products Inc.

Jesse Calvin Hayes, Jr

Thomas J Laughlin

Gerald R Dever

Gary C Wildman

Charles F Schroer, Jr

Michael L Caswell

A method and a medicament for treating onychomycosis. The active ingredient is salicylic acid or a salt, ester or mixture thereof in a medicament, such as a plaster preparation or a liquid preparation, optionally with a retinoid compound such as tretinoin, adapalene, manoalide, retinol, tretinate or mixtures thereof. The method comprises topically administering the active ingredient to the afflicted nail. The medicament is applied without drilling holes in the nail or periodic scraping of the nail and in the absence of an imidazole antimycotic compound.

Treatment for onychomycosis topically applying salicylic acid, optionally in combination with a retinoid

A method for treating onychomycosis without drilling a hole in a nail plate or without daily scraping of the nail, comprising topically administering to the afflicted nail of a mammal

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Cleveland, TN, United States of America

Jesse Calvin Hayes, Jr