Safety and Equivalence of a Generic Ciclopirox Olamine Cream Compared to the Reference Ciclopirox Cream 0.77% for the Treatment of Tinea Pedis

A Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel-group, Vehicle-controlled, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Clinical Equivalence of a Generic Ciclopirox Olamine Cream to Ciclopirox Cream 0.77% in the Treatment of Tinea Pedis

The objectives of this study were to demonstrate comparable safety and efficacy of Ciclopirox Olamine Cream (Test Product) and Ciclopirox Cream 0.77% (Reference Product) in the treatment of subjects with tinea pedis, and to show the superiority of the active treatments over that of the vehicle.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female at least 10 years of age, and otherwise healthy
• Clinically and mycologically confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic tinea pedis
• In good health with no clinically significant disease that might have interfered with study evaluations
• Study participant or legal guardian was willing and able to read and sign an IRB approved ICF, which included agreement to comply with all study requirements as indicated in the protocol. For subjects 10 to 17 years of age, an assent form for minors was completed.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of hypersensitivity or allergy to ciclopirox
• Had any skin condition that would interfere with the diagnosis or assessment of tinea pedis
• Had a history of dermatophyte infecton unresponsive to antifungal treatment
• Had a history of alcoholism, drug abuse, or problems that would likely have made the subject unreliable for the study
• Had any condition or used any medication that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might have interfered with the conduct or results of the study or placed the prospective subject at increased risk
• Was unwilling to sign the informed consent
• Female who was pregnant or lactating