tolnaftate การใช้
- Tinea pedis is usually treated with topical medicines, like ketoconazole or terbinafine, and pills, or with medicines that contains miconazole, clotrimazole, or tolnaftate.
- However, topical treatment of human " A . fulvescens " infections with tolnaftate-containing drugs has been shown to worsen the lesions, causing further inflammation and increased sensitivity.
- Topical treatment by occlusive dressing combining 20 % urea paste with 2 % tolnaftate have also shown promise in softening the nail plate to promote penetration of the antifungal agent to the nail bed.
- Ringworm infections caused by " A . fulvescens " in animals have been successfully treated with anti-fungal drugs such as Tinactin, which contains tolnaftate as its active ingredient, and Grisactin, which contains griseofulvin as its active ingredient.