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Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: A Novel Transungual Permeation Enhancer for Development of Topical Drug Delivery System for Onychomycosis
Table 5
Evaluation of developed nail lacquer drug delivery formulations of terbinafine hydrochloride.
| S. number | Formulation code | Drug content (%) (mean ± S.D.) () | Thickness (mm) (mean ± S.D.) () | Drying time (sec) (mean ± S.D.) () | Film glossiness* | Nonvolatile content (mg) (mean ± S.D.) () |
| 1 | L0 | 100.13 ± 2.2 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | 60 ± 5 | ++++ | 150 ± 3.0 | 2 | L6 | 98.89 ± 3.1 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | 70 ± 5 | ++++ | 160 ± 2.1 | 3 | L7 | 100.93 ± 5.0 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | 65 ± 5 | +++ | 166 ± 3.2 | 4 | L8 | 101.10 ± 3.3 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 70 ± 5 | ++++ | 162 ± 2.3 | 5 | L9 | 99.87 ± 3.5 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 65 ± 5 | +++ | 165 ± 4.2 | 6 | L10 | 100.89 ± 2.5 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | 70 ± 5 | +++ | 170 ± 3.2 |
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++: good; +++: very good; ++++: excellent.
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