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Reviewer: Bill C, 45-54 Male (Patient)
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Over the counter fungal creams like ciclopirox nail polishes are generally ineffective for clearing nail fungus. Ciclopirox (Penlac is the brand name) is a topical nail polish used for the treatment of mild to moderate nail fungus. It just doesn’t work very well resulting in cure only 7% of the time.
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Reviewer: Pass On This Product, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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10 months of use and the fungus still persists. At one point months ago it seemed to be working, was almost gone, then the fungus came back with a vengeance. If you read the research, this product has a very low cure rate. Not recommended.
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Reviewer: Lorena, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I had a fungus on my nail and my doctor prescribed me this topical solution. I started seeing results after 3 months when I could see my regular nail grow and not the fungus. I applied this solution every night and let it dry before getting into bed. It took my nail about 6 - 8 months for the fungus to be completely gone. I also used the topical solution on my toenail and it took about 6 month
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Used every night for a year and nail fungus cleared up finally. I had 2 nails on both feet that were affected and starting on a 3rd. Glad I stuck with it .
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Reviewer: agreen2597, 75 or over on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I got a wierd taste in my mouth. I thought it was a infection. But the dentist could not find a problem. I quit it to see if it was the problem. The taste went away and I feel much better.
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