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ciclopirox
Sign in to saveAlso known as HOE-296b, 6-cyclohexyl-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(1H)-pyridinone
Ciclopirox is a medication used for the treatment of moderate onychomycosis of fingernails and toenails, and for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.
Key facts
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 460036027
- Drug.image
- Ciclopirox.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 180
- Drug.caption
- Above: molecular structure of ciclopirox Below: 3D representation of a ciclopirox molecule
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- Ciclopirox 3D.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.tradename
- Penlac Nail Lacquer, others
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a604021
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Ciclopirox
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Topical
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- D01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AE14
- Drug.legal_AU
- S2
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.bioavailability
- <5% with prolonged use
- Drug.protein_bound
- 94 to 97%
via Wikipedia infobox
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H17NO2
- Molecular weight
- 207.27 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 6-cyclohexyl-1-hydroxy-4-methylpyridin-2-one
- SMILES
- CC1=CC(=O)N(C(=C1)C2CCCCC2)O
- InChIKey
- SCKYRAXSEDYPSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
Research
785 papers- Ciclopirox.2006
- Ciclopirox: an overview.International journal of dermatology · 2001
- Ciclopirox Hydroxypropyl Chitosan (HPCH) Nail Lacquer: A Review of Its Use in Onychomycosis.Dermatology and therapy · 2020
- Reposition of the Fungicide Ciclopirox for Cancer Treatment.Recent patents on anti-cancer drug discovery · 2021
- Onychomycosis: Treatment and prevention of recurrence.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2019
via PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Nail infections
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Chemistry
- Society and culture
- Brand names
- Research
- References
Ciclopirox is a medication used for the treatment of moderate onychomycosis of fingernails and toenails, and for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.
In 2023, it was the 278th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 700,000 prescriptions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ciclopirox” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.