PENLAC Reviews (CICLOPIROX)

Average Rating: 2.1 (6 Ratings)

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PENLAC  (CICLOPIROX):  This medication is used to treat fungal infections of the fingernails and toenails. It is used as part of a treatment program that includes the removal of unattached, infected nails by a health care professional as frequently as once a month. Ciclopirox works by stopping the growth of fungus.   FDA Approval Date: 1999-12-17 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR PENLACCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE		DATE ADDED
 
 1  nail fungus none Tried it for a year with no results. Very expensive medicine with pitiful success rate. Don't waste your time or money. M 36 1 years
1X day		 5/8/2012
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 3  toenail fungus none that i can point out i had lost about 15% of my both big toenails on the inner corners and no topical would help it grow back. My podiatrist suggested this and I tried it. Nails grew back after more than one year of every day application but they looked still weak and kinda cracked at the top which is why i had to keep applying it for another year or so...The fungus never went away. It just helped make them look more normal so i can wear sandals without being embarrassed. Once i stopped it, the fungus came all back and attacked my nail underneath...Ughh! You just have to keep applying topicals forever if you don't wanna bother with pills. :( F 38 2 years
1X day		 4/27/2012
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 3  toenail fungus redness of skin it touched sock fuzz sticks to it I was given a sample bottle which I have just finished with. Fungus affected only the lateral (left) quarter of myleft big toe. I excised/removed all the nail that was separated myself and filed/ground off with a battery powered manicure thing everything that wasn't living and was in the affected area. I did the weekly remove with alcohol and restart the layiering. I was extremely compliant and regular about the daily applications. Every time I removed the weekly build up, I would remove any nail that had grown out that look diseased. There has not been any progression of the fungus. 'That in itself is great. I do not expect a cure after one sample bottle. I read the abyssmally low success rate. Since the options are to let it do its thing and my nail will fall off completely and it will spread to other nails if I do nothing, take a harsh pill or comply with an extended regimen of nail care and polishing...Iwill give this a good try. I believe the key to having any success at all F 45 8 months
 10/21/2005
 3  toenail fungus redness of skin it touched sock fuzz sticks to it must be obsessive about application and nail care or all is in vain I was given a sample which I have just finished Fungus affected only the lateral(left) quarter of myleft big toe. I removed all the nail that was separated myself and filed/ground off everything that wasn't living and was in the affected area. I did the weekly remove with alcohol and restart the layiering. I was extremely compliant and regular about the daily applications. Every time I removed the weekly build up, I would remove any nail that had grown out that look diseased. There has not been any progression of the fungus. 'That in itself is great. I do not expect a cure after one sample bottle. I read the abyssmally low success rate. Since the options are to let it do its thing and my nail will fall off completely and it will spread to other nails if I do nothing, take a harsh pill or comply with an extended regimen of nail care and polishing...Iwill give this a good try.I believe the key to having any success at all is to 1. remove ALL diseased nail/tissue as soon as you see F 45 8 months
 10/21/2005
 1  Nail Fungus No side effects, no improvement. This is a modern day snake oil! I don't know of anyone who had any positive results. Was the FDC asleep on this one? M 57 1 years
 8/14/2005
 2  Toe Fungus No side effects. It just didn't work You apply this laquer over the nail, but I felt that it never penetrated the nail. I would open up the nail in order to apply it directly but it worked just the same. I did this for over a year. I will admit that I would forget to apply on weekends frequently.. but at no point did my toenail get better. M 27 1.25 years
 5/16/2005
  

PENLAC  (CICLOPIROX):  This medication is used to treat fungal infections of the fingernails and toenails. It is used as part of a treatment program that includes the removal of unattached, infected nails by a health care professional as frequently as once a month. Ciclopirox works by stopping the growth of fungus.   FDA Approval Date: 1999-12-17 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

     

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