How To Cure Nail Fungus, Athlete's Foot and Jock Itch With Lamasil
Lamasil is a brand name for a product which contains Terbinafine hydrochloride. It is an antifungal medication
that is used to treat fungal infections of the skin and nails such as
ringworm. It comes in creams, sprays, gels or
tablet form.
Lamasil offers a full line of products to treat athlete's foot and jock itch. They have creams, powders, sprays, and gels,
Lamasil Creams
Lamisil creams are full prescription strength antifungal and contain 1% Terbinafine hydrochloride.
They are clinically proven to relieve itching, burning, cracking and scaling.
They are used to cure athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
You should only use them externally and the product label says don't use them on your nails, scalp, near the mouth or eyes and for vaginal
yeast infections.
The product is recommended for adults and children 12 years and older. For children under 12 check with your doctor first.
Before applying the product, wash the affected skin with soap and water and dry completely before applying.
If you have athlete's foot between your toes: apply twice a day (morning and night) for 1 week or as directed by a doctor.
If you have athlete's foot on the bottom or sides of the foot: apply twice a day (morning and night) for 2 weeks or as directed by a doctor.
For jock itch and ringworm: apply once a day (morning or night) for 1 week or as directed by a doctor.
Make sure to wash your hands after each use.
Inactive ingredient: benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, polysorbate 60, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan monostearate, stearyl alcohol.
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Lamisil At Cream For Athletes Foot
This Lamasil cream cures and gives relief for most athlete's foot. It is full prescription strength and the active ingredient is Terbinafin
Hydrochloride. This cream is available in different sizes.
Lamisil AT Antifungal Cream 
This lamasil cream cures most athlete's foot (tinea padis) and most jock itch (tinea cruris) and ring worm (tinea corporis)
Lamisil AT Antifungal Cream for Jock Itch
Treats jock itch and offers relief from jock itch symptoms.
Lamisil Cream for Women
Marketed to women as a cream for athlete's foot.
Lamasil Powders
Lamisil AF Defense Antifungal Shake Powder
This shake powder absorbs foot wetness and can be used to treat athlete's foot and ringworm.
Lamasil Sprays
Lamisil sprays are a 1 week athlete's foot spray treatment. They are full prescription strength and are clinically proven to cure athlete's foot
between the toes (not proven to treat athlete's foot on bottow or sides of foot), as well as relieve itching, burning, cracking and scaling.
It cures and relieves most jock itch and ringworm too.
The active antifungal ingredient is 1% Terbinafine hydrochloride.
Inactive ingredient: ethanol, polyoxyl 20 cetostearyl ether, propylene glycol, purified water.
Use externally only and don't use on nails, scalp, in or near mouth or for vaginal yeast infections.
Suitable for adults and children 12 years and over (ask a doctor before using on children under 12).
Wash the affected area with soap and water and dry completely before applying a thin layer over the affected area.
For athlete's foot between the toes spray twice a day (morning and night) for 1 week or as directed by a doctor.
For jock itch and ringworm spray affected area once a day (morning or night) for 1 week or as directed by a doctor.
Wash your hands after applying.
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Lamisil AT Antifungal, Terbinafine Hydrochloride 1% Spray Pump
Lamasil AT Athlete's Foot Spray Cures and gives relief from athlete's foot (tinea pedis) between the toes as well as treating
jock itch (tinea cruris), and ringworm (tinea corporis).
Lamisil Athletes Foot Continuous itch relief Spray
Lamasil Athletes Foot Continuous Spray relieves itching and burning of athletes foot and cures athletes foot between the toes.
It has a cooling gel that can be also used to treat
tinea versicolor, ring worm, jock itch, and more
Lamisil Jock Itch Cont Spray 
This Lamasil spray relieves and cures jock itch.
Lamasil Gels
Lamisil gels are a non-greasy, soothing treatment for athlete's foot. The gel can penetrate the skin and target right in on the fungus.
Apply it once a day for one week. It is an easy treatment to apply at night.
The active ingredient is: 1% Terbinafine hydrochloride.
Inactive ingredient: benzyl alcohol, butylated hydroxytoluene, carbomer 974 P, ethanol, isopropyl myristate, polysorbate 20, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan monolaurate.
Lamasil gel cures most athlete's foot (tinea pedis) between the toes, but its' effectiveness on the bottom or sides of foot is not clinically proven.
You can use the gel to treat jock itch (tinea cruris) and ringworm (tinea corporis) too.
Use externally only and don't use on nails, scalp, in or near mouth or for vaginal yeast infections.
Suitable for adults and children 12 years and over (ask a doctor before using on children under 12).
Wash the affected area with soap and water and dry completely before applying a thin layer over the affected area.
For athlete's foot between the toes: apply once a day at bedtime for 1 week or as directed by a doctor.
For jock itch and ringworm: apply once a day (morning or night) for 1 week or as directed by a doctor.
Wash hands after each use.
Source: Lamisilat.com
Lamisil AT Antifungal Gel
The bonus of the gel is that is can penetrate the skin and target the fungus causing the irritation. The gel offers long-lasting treatment as it is
absorbed.
Lamisil Advanced Athlete's Foot Gel
7 day treatment for athlete's foot
Lamasil for Nail Fungus - Prescription Tablets
You can also get lamasil in tablet form. You will need to get a doctor's prescription to start taking this type of terbinafine.
The tablets can be very effective in treating nail fungus, but the challenge is taking them for a long
enough time. Before you will see any results, the nail needs to start completely regrow so perseverance and patience are the key.
There are some possible side effects that you should discuss with your doctor prior to starting on this anti-fungal treatment.
The tablets may, rarely, cause hepatotoxicity, so patients should be warned of this and may be monitored with liver function tests.
Possible Side Effects...
The many side effects and adverse drug reactions reported with terbinafine are possibly due to
how long many people have to take the tablets for the anti-fungal treatment to work. Often more than two months. Always read all treatment
labels carefully and consult a doctor if you have any concerns.
The following is a comprehensive list of adverse events, (quoted from
Wikipedia), that are associated with terbinafine use:
Gastrointestinal Problems Diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, sickness, fullness, abdominal pain, indigestion, dyspepsia,
gastritis, cholestasis, flatulence, altered stool colour.
Central Nervous System / Neurological Problems Headaches, dizziness, vertigo, light-headedness, decreased concentration levels
Hepatic Problems Raised liver enzymes, liver inflammation (hepatitis), liver damage, liver failure
Immune System Problems Decreased white blood cell counts including pancytopenia, leukopenia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia,
agranulocytosis, and neutropenia. Auto-immune reactions such as lupus erythematosus
Psychological Problems Depression, anxiety, insomnia, increased / unusual dream activity, malaise.
Sensory Problems Loss of taste (ageusia), decreased taste (dysgeusia) and taste disturbances often involving a metallic
taste sensation and dry mouth. Visual disturbances including blurred vision, green vision and double vision.
Skin Problems Rash, hives. (urticaria), skin irritation, itching (pruritis), jaundice , Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Other Fatigue, increased heart rate (tachycardia), hair loss, decreased red blood cell count (anemia), muscle pain (myalgia),
joint pain (arthralagia).
Other references:
http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/drug_info_details.asp?brand_name_id=610
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