Use of glyceryl triacetate for treating onychomycoses

US6162420A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Manfred Bohn · Hofheim, DE
• Karl Theodor Kraemer · Langen, DE
• Astrid Markus · Liederbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 11, 1999
• Grant date: Dec 19, 2000
• Expiry date: Jan 11, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q3/02
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A nail varnish comprising glyceryl triacetate as an active compound and a water-insoluble film-forming agent is suitable for treatment of onychomycoses. If appropriate, the nail varnish can also additionally comprise antimycotic 1-hydroxy-2-pyridone derivatives.