Research Article

Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: A Novel Transungual Permeation Enhancer for Development of Topical Drug Delivery System for Onychomycosis

Table 4

Effect of concentration of HP--CD on in vitro drug permeation (flux, ) of terbinafine hydrochloride from nail lacquer drug delivery formulations across nail clippings in 48 hr.

Concentration of HP--CD
(% w/v)
Formulation codeFlux (g/mL/cm2) (mean ± S.D.) ()

0L00.868 ± 0.06
6L63.908 ± 0.05
7L74.140 ± 0.11
8L84.076 ± 0.15
9L94.214 ± 0.05
10L104.586 ± 0.08