Title:
DELIVERY OF MEDICAMENTS TO THE NAIL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003047503
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention includes a method for delivering a medicament to a nail plate or nail bed that comprises providing a therapeutically effective amount of a medicament, etching the surface of the nail, and applying a medicament to surface of the nail. A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of treating a fungal infection of the fingernail or toenail. Also included in the present invention are the compositions (i.e., the etching compositions and/or the medicament compositions) used to treat the nail in accordance with the methods of the present invention.
Inventors:
REPKA MICHAEL A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/033694
Publication Date:
December 18, 2003
Filing Date:
October 22, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV MISSISSIPPI (US)
REPKA MICHAEL A (US)
REPKA MICHAEL A (US)
International Classes:
A61K8/24; A61K8/365; A61K8/49; A61K9/00; A61K9/70; A61K31/27; A61Q3/02; A61Q5/00; (IPC1-7): A61K31/27; A61K7/04; A61K7/00
Foreign References:
| US6231875B1 | 2001-05-15 | |||
| US6143794A | 2000-11-07 | |||
| US6042845A | 2000-03-28 | |||
| US5947956A | 1999-09-07 |
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