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Chinese Journal of Mycology 2018, Vol. 13  Issue (2): 114-119.

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Progess of topical antifungal agents for the treatment of onychomycosis

WANG Ruo-jun, LI Ruo-yu, WANG Ai-ping   

  1. Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Peking University First Hospital;Research Center for Medical Mycology, Peking University;Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, Beijing 100034, China
  • Received:2017-04-30 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-04-28

Abstract:

In this article, we reviewed topical antifungal agents for the treatment of onychomycosis at present, including the widely used agents, 8% ciclopirox nail lacquer and 5% amorolfine nail lacquer, and the agents recently approved by the FDA, 10% efinaconazole and 5% tavaborole solution, as well as luliconazole and tazarotene which being still in studies. The use of new formulations of topical antifungal drugs were also included in this review.

Key words: onychomycosis, efinaconazole, tavaborole, topical

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