Lamisil Cream is used for topical treatment of fungal infections. Dermatologists prescribe this drug, both independently and with the simultaneous application of Lamisil tablets, that is, along with systemic treatment. In order to treat fungal infections be effective, it must be performed under medical supervision.

Features of the cream Lamisil

The composition of 1% terbinafine cream (Novartis, Switzerland) contains active substance terbinafine and adjuvants - benzyl, stearyl and cetyl alcohols, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan stearate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, isopropyl myristate, purified water.

Lamisil topically as a 1% cream very little is absorbed into the bloodstream and therefore has little systemic effect. It has no effect on the metabolism Improves metabolism and losing weight without dieting   in humans and in particular for the synthesis of hormones, and also does not interact with other drugs.

Locally it to inhibit the action of certain enzymes, actively influences the biochemical processes in the cells of fungi, which leads to the suppression of life and death. Lamisil has a broad spectrum antifungal activity, showing sensitivity to pathogens Trichophyton, Microsporum, athlete, multi-colored lichen, yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida and others.

Terbinafine in the form of external medicinal forms for some diseases is even more effective than Lamisil tablets that have systemic effects on the body. For example, when the colored (pityriasis) versicolor terbinafine in the form of a cream copes with the infection, whereas Lamisil tablets in this infection is not effective.

Lamisil cream - is an effective and non-toxic anti-fungal agent, which has a minimum of side effects and contraindications for use. Not allowed to use Lamisil cream for children up to 12 years due to the fact that clinical trials on children have not been conducted, and there is no clinical experience in the use of this drug to this group of patients.

With which diseases and how to apply

Lamisil Cream is widely used to treat athlete's foot and jock itch Jock itch: fungal infection   - Fungal diseases, which are caused by different types of fungi-dermatophytes and Trichophyton epidermofiton. When jock itch on the skin (usually in the groin) appear pink scaly patches that grow and merge together to form larger lesions. When athlete's foot skin in the interdigital spaces, and flexion of the fingers starts to peel or get wet. Sometimes in this area with thick bubbles appear horny tire. Patients concerned about severe itching, often joined by a secondary bacterial infection.

When Microsporum and Trichophyton (they used to be called ringworm) affects the smooth skin, the skin of the scalp, nails. The disease is characterized by persistent over a long and difficult to treat. But Lamisil Lamisil - a modern drug to help cope with fungal infection   It is able to eliminate the infection quickly.

Lamisil Cream is used in the treatment of candidiasis of the skin and colored (pityriasis) stripping.

Fungal infections of the skin caused by terbinafine sensitive pathogens cream is applied to cleansed skin and the dried one - two times a day and rub lightly. On macerated (moist) areas of the skin after applying the cream on the skin portion can be covered with gauze. Depending on the solo course of treatment may last from one to two weeks.

When applying the cream Lamisil improvement can be seen after the first few days of treatment, but even if all symptoms of fungal infection disappeared, the treatment should be continued for at least a week as possible relapse.

Side effects and contraindications

Lamisil Cream is generally well tolerated, but may cause irritation to the skin in the form of redness and itching. There could be an allergic reaction, which distinguish yourself from the irritation of the patient can not always, so when you see this kind of change on the skin should see a doctor.

Do not use this cream Lamisil if you are hypersensitive to the components of this drug to the sick and children under 12 years. With care it is used in severe liver and kidney diseases, pregnancy, breast- Breastfeeding - a personal choice   breast, chronic alcoholism, diseases of the blood vessels of the limbs, which are accompanied by their obstruction, blood diseases and tumors.

Lamisil Cream allows you to quickly get rid of the fungal infection.

Galina Romanenko

Fungal diseases of the skin sometimes occur for a long time and are difficult to treat, so often used as a treatment for systemic (affecting the entire body) antifungal agents. It is to this drug is Lamisil tablets.

Systemic antifungal medication - Lamisil tablets

Active ingredient lamizila tablets (Novartis, Switzerland) is terbinafine, which is part of other antifungal drugs, such as fungoterbina that produces domestic company Nizhpharm entering today at pharmaceutical group Stada (Germany). The advantage to lamizilom fungoterbina Lamisil - a modern drug to help cope with fungal infection   is its cost: the packaging of tablets (14 pieces) is three times cheaper (around 400 rubles against 1, 5000).

The mechanism of action is associated with the suppression of lamizila action of enzymes involved in the synthesis of substances necessary for the life of the cells of fungi - ergosterol. In violation of the synthesis of ergosterol in fungal cells accumulate the substances necessary for its synthesis, destroying cells.

Terbinafine - is an effective and non-toxic antifungal drug, as opposed to other antifungals it gives very few side effects and almost does not cause overdoses: for overdose must take at least 5 g of product (20 tablets), whereas in a single tablet lamizila it contained 250 mg. However, the manufacturer recommends before taking lamizila inside to check liver function (rented laboratory tests).

Sensitivity to show lamizilom pathogens Trichophyton, Microsporum, athlete, candidiasis. Lamizila tablets are not effective in pityriasis (multicolored) zoster, while terbinafine in a dosage form for external application has been successfully used for the treatment of this disease.

The combination of efficiency, lack of significant side effects and the ability to be combined with most of the drugs (Lamisil interact only with certain types of antidepressants and cardiovascular agents - beta-blockers) allows you to use Tablet lamizila elderly patients suffering from numerous chronic illnesses and take about this other tablets.

Lamizila tablets are also used for the treatment of children after two years and they are well tolerated.

To show and tablets are contraindicated lamizila

Lamisil is used to treat fungal diseases are prone to long-term persistent course with extensive lesions of the skin. It trichophytosis microsporia and smooth skin and scalp, jock itch Jock itch: fungal infection   and athlete's foot, candida skin lesions. Lamisil is very effective against these diseases are difficult to treat.

Tablets are contraindicated if you are hypersensitive lamizila components of this drug to children under two years, the human liver and women who breastfeed (it is excreted in breast milk).

With caution and at half the dose of pills lamizira prescribed for kidney failure. During pregnancy, this drug is used in extreme cases, for health reasons, and only on prescription - adequate clinical experience of its use in pregnant women is not. With care prescribe pills need to chronic alcoholism, blood diseases, tumors, metabolic diseases Metabolism: The basis of life of all living things   and disorders of blood circulation in the limbs.

Side effects

If ingestion of tablets lamizila may cause side effects such as loss of appetite, disturbance of taste (taste is sometimes reversed only a few weeks after the end of treatment), discomfort (discomfort), and pain in the stomach, nausea, diarrhea, abnormal liver function. Due to the possible impact lamizila liver function is recommended before starting treatment to check liver function.

Perhaps the emergence of joint pain Joint pain - how to understand what is going on?   and muscle pain, hair loss, changes in the blood - a decrease of granular white blood cells responsible for immunity, and platelets that promote normal blood clotting (there is a tendency to increased bleeding).

Allergic reaction to Lamisil may manifest as itchy rash (including krapivshitsy), angioedema and severe allergic skin lesions - Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

An overdose of pills lamizila very rare, as it is non-toxic drug. It manifested in the form of an overdose of increased side effects.

Lamisil tablets - an effective and non-toxic anti-fungal medication for systemic use.

Galina Romanenko