Antimycotic gel having high active compound release

Abstract

A pharmaceutical preparation comprising a hydrophilic gel-forming agent, water and a compound of the formula I is suitable for the treatment and prophylaxis of dermatomycoses.

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       12 . A gel composition comprising: 
 at least one hydrophilic gel-forming agent;    at least one spreading agent; and    an active component consisting essentially of at least one compound chosen from a compound of formula (I) and physiologically tolerable salts thereof:                          wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 , which are identical or different, are a hydrogen atom or alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R 4  is a saturated hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 9 carbon atoms;    wherein the composition is substantially free of any additional active components, and    wherein the composition is not an emulsion.    
   
   
       13 . A gel composition of  claim 12 , wherein the active component consists essentially of 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-cyclohexyl-2(1H)pyridone, at least one physiologically tolerable salt thereof, or a mixture thereof.  
   
   
       14 . A gel composition of  claim 12 , wherein the active component consists essentially of 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4,-trimethylpentyl)-2(1H)pyridone, at least one physiologically tolerable salt thereof, or a mixture thereof.