AMOROLFINE NAIL LACQUER 5%W/V

Product Information

Registration Status: Active

AMOROLFINE NAIL LACQUER 5%W/V is approved to be sold in Singapore with effective from 2014-05-09. It is marketed by DYNAMED PTE LTD, with the registration number of SIN14604P.

This product contains Amorolfine 50mg/ml in the form of SOLUTION. It is approved for CUTANEOUS use.

This product is manufactured by Chanelle Medical in IRELAND.

It is an Over-the-counter Medicine that can be freely obtained from any retailer

Amorolfine

Description

Amorolfine (or amorolfin), is a morpholine antifungal drug that inhibits D14 reductase and D7-D8 isomerase, which depletes ergosterol and causes ignosterol to accumulate in the fungal cytoplasmic cell membranes. Marketed as Curanail, Loceryl, Locetar, and Odenil, amorolfine is commonly available in the form of a nail lacquer, containing 5% amorolfine as the active ingredient. It is used to treat onychomycosis (fungal infection of the toe- and fingernails). Amorolfine 5% nail lacquer in once-weekly or twice-weekly applications has been shown in two studies to be between 60% and 71% effective in treating toenail onychomycosis; complete cure rates three months after stopping treatment (after six months of treatment) were 38% and 46%. However, full experimental details of these trials were not available and since they were first reported in 1992 there have been no subsequent trials. It is a topical solution for the treatment of toenail infections. Systemic treatments may be considered more effective. It is approved for sale over the counter in Australia and the UK (recently re-classified to over the counter status), and is approved for the treatment of toenail fungus by prescription in other countries. It is not approved for the treatment of onychomycosis in the United States or Canada, but can be ordered from there by mail from other countries.

Active Ingredient/Synonyms

Amorolfin | Amorolfine |


Source of information: Drugbank (External Link). Last updated on: 3rd July 18. *Trade Name used in the content below may not be the same as the HSA-registered product.

References

  1. Health Science Authority of Singapore - Reclassified POM
  2. Drugbank