Terbinafine Drug Information
Terbinafine (generic name: terbinafine; brand names include: Tebina / Terbisil / Zabel) offers effective treatment for mild to severe nail fungus infection (including jock itch, athlete's foot and ringworm): high cure rates with low relapse, an established safety record, and convenient once-a-day dosing.
Terbinafine is one of the most prescribed treatment for nail fungus infection worldwide. Since 1996, healthcare professionals have prescribed Terbinafine to more than 17 million people in the U.S.
Terbinafine tablets are an FDA-approved pill.
Terbinafine works by stopping the growth of fungi. Unlike surface treatments that you may have tried, Terbinafine works through the bloodstream to target the infection where it lives, deep under the nail. When you take Terbinafine, the active ingredient, terbinafine, travels to the infected area under the toenail or fingernail. Because terbinafine accumulates and remains in the area of the nail that is growing, it can continue to work for months, even after your prescription is finished, allowing the nail to heal naturally over a period of time.
Terbinafine Directions and Recommendations
Follow the directions for using this medicine provided by your doctor. Take Terbinafine exactly as directed.
Terbinafine comes as a tablet to take by mouth.
Just take one tablet every day for 3 months with or without food and your nails may look and feel better again (or as directed/recommended by your doctor).
It usually takes a full 12 weeks of treatment with Terbinafine Tablets to treat nail fungus infection in toenails. Treatment for nail fungus infection in fingernails takes only 6 weeks. You may start seeing clearer, healthier nails in just 3 months. Results may vary. Finish the full course of treatment as your doctor prescribed, so Terbinafine Tablets can keep fighting the infection. It takes time for a healthy nail to grow in.
Keep your tablets at room temperature, away from heat and moisture.
Terbinafine Precautions
Terbinafine has an established safety record.
Contact your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if:
you have problems with your liver or kidneys;
you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
Terbinafine Ingredients
Active ingredient: terbinafine.