Drug delivery to the nail following topical application

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-26

  Murdan, Sudaxshina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nail; Nail lacquers; Topical application; Ungual drug delivery

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALCOHOL; AMOROLFINE; BENZOIC ACID; BUTANOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CICLOPIROX; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DECANOL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DRUG SOLVENT; DRUG VEHICLE; FLUOROURACIL; MERCAPTOETHANOL; METHANOL; METHOTREXATE; MONPHYTOL; PAINT; PHYTEX; PYRIDINE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; SALICYLIC ACID; TIOCONAZOLE; TROSYL; WATER;

DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NAIL; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS;

EID: 0037006909     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(01)00989-9     Document Type: Review

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