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Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & Formulation

Author(s): Tainá Kreutz, Sheila Porto de Matos and Letícia Scherer Koester *

DOI: 10.2174/1872211313666191030155837

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Recent Patents on Permeation Enhancers for Drug Delivery Through Nails

Page: [203 - 218] Pages: 16

  • * (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

The human nail is a unique barrier with a keratinized constitution that favors protection and fine touch. However, many disorders can affect the nail, among them, are the onychomycosis and psoriasis. Systemic oral therapy has been applied to treat these diseases, even presenting disadvantages, including side effects, drug interactions, contraindications, toxicity, high cost and low patient compliance. A great option to succeed in dealing with the problems associated with oral therapy is the topical administration of drugs. However, nail composition, low diffusion through ungual route and reduced tissue bioavailability for topical treatments are limiting factors. These drawbacks can be overcome by promoting penetration through the nails by employing penetration enhancers. The review focuses on patents that highlight permeation enhancers applied to nail drug delivery for the treatment of onychomycosis and psoriasis. Literature and patent searches were conduced regarding the topic of interest. The substantial literature and patent search revealed that permeation enhancers, especially chemicals, are great strategies for promoting the ungual delivery of drugs. Nail topical therapy containing permeation enhancers is an attractive option for delivering localized treatments.

Keywords: Nail drug delivery, ungual drug delivery, permeation enhancer, patent, onychomycosis, psoriasis.

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