1. The Penetrance of Topical Nail Therapy
- Author
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Kayla Wright, Son Tran, Tracey C. Vlahovic, Michael G. Brown, Benton Stewart, Kushkaran Kaur, and Kari Phan
- Subjects
Drug ,Antifungal ,medicine.medical_specialty ,integumentary system ,medicine.drug_class ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Nail plate ,medicine.disease ,Penetrance ,Dermatology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Nail disease ,Drug delivery ,medicine ,Nail (anatomy) ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Surgery ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,business ,media_common - Abstract
The chemical composition and thickness of nails are obstacles for treatments of various nail diseases, such as onychomycosis. Topical medications are currently the preferred method of treatment because of reduced adverse systemic effects. However, penetration of the product from the nail plate into the nail bed continues to be an issue because of factors such as distance required to reach the target area, chemical barriers, and drug inactivation upon keratin binding. Beyond developing novel drugs, some studies have investigated mechanical and chemical methods to optimize drug delivery. The issue of nail diseases is still a challenge and requires multifactorial treatments.
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- 2021