Research Article

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. numberFormulation codeDrug content
(%)
(mean ± S.D.) ()
Thickness
(mm)
(mean ± S.D.) ()
Drying time
(sec)
(mean ± S.D.) 
()
Film glossiness*Nonvolatile content
(mg)
(mean ± S.D.) 
()

1L0100.13 ± 2.20.2 ± 0.0360 ± 5++++150 ± 3.0
2L698.89 ± 3.10.2 ± 0.0370 ± 5++++160 ± 2.1
3L7100.93 ± 5.00.2 ± 0.0365 ± 5+++166 ± 3.2
4L8101.10 ± 3.30.2 ± 0.0270 ± 5++++162 ± 2.3
5L999.87 ± 3.50.2 ± 0.0265 ± 5+++165 ± 4.2
6L10100.89 ± 2.50.2 ± 0.0370 ± 5+++170 ± 3.2

++: good; +++: very good; ++++: excellent.