Antifungal nail composition and method of use
CA 2431651 A1 · Owner: Zeiler, Kenneth T. · Inventors: Zeiler, Kenneth T.
Overview
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The invention is a method for treating onychomycosis in humans comprising contacting a fungal infected nail with a composition comprising an effective amount of a copper salt. Most preferably the fungal infected nail is treated , with 10 % (weight/weight) aqueous copper(II)sulfate. Treating human nails with the copper salt composition can be used to detect fungal infection before routine physical symptoms are presented. Fungal infection is also prevented by pre-treatment of nails with the copper salt composition.
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- Filed September 19, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 19, 2021.
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