Patent ID: 6013677
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A method for treating a microbial infection of the nail plate comprising applying to the nail a non-aqueous antimicrobial nail coating composition comprising:(a) from about 5 percent to about 65 percent by weight of a film-forming polymer;(b) from about 10 percent to about 80 percent by weight of an organic solvent; and(c) from about 0.05 percent to about 5 percent by weight of an antimicrobial agent, whereinsaid antimicrobial agent comprises solubilized benzalkonium chloride;wherein the benzalkonium chloride(1) is capable of leaching from said nail coating composition following transition of the nail coating from a liquid to a solid state following application;(2) retains its antimicrobial activity following (1); and(3) is not inactivated by isopropyl alcohol during storage,wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the nail coating composition.