Topical delivery of antifungal agents

A topical drug delivery system which comprises:

• a. a therapeutically effective amount of an antifungal agent;
• b. at least one dermal penetration enhancer, which is a safe skin-tolerant ester sunscreen of formula (I):
• wherein
• R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halide, hydroxy or NR3R4;
• R2 is a C8 to C18 alkyl,
• R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring;
• n is 0 or 1, and
• q is 1 or 2,
• wherein when n is 0 and R1 is NR3 R4, then NR3 R4 is para-substituted;
• and wherein said dermal penetration enhancer is present in an amount of from about 10 to about 10,000 wt % based on the weight of the antifungal agent;
• and
• c. a volatile liquid.