Foot fungus is one of the most common diseases. For its treatment, there are many ways, folk remedies and drugs. One of the most proven medicines for the treatment of fungal infections of the dermis is Lamisil cream. The drug acts quickly and effectively. Easy to use. Rarely causes side effects. And those patients who used this external remedy for the treatment of mycosis were satisfied with the result.
Composition and form of release
The composition of the cream "Lamisil" includes the active substance - terbinafine hydrochloride. One gram of cream contains about 10 mg of this active ingredient.
In addition to terbinafine, the drug contains minor components, among which:
- benzyl alcohol, stearyl and cetyl alcohol;
- sodium hydroxide;
- cetyl palmitate;
- sorbitan stearate;
- polysorbate 60;
- isopropyl myristate;
- purified water.
The cream has a white color with slight inclusions, as well as a slight subtle smell.
"Lamisil" (cream) refers to antifungal agents. It is applied only externally. It is made in Switzerland.
The drug is produced in tubes of 15 and 30 ml. Each tube is tightly closed with a special membrane that prevents air from entering. The tube is twisted with a plastic cap. The medicine is packaged in a cardboard box along with instructions for using an external agent.
The shelf life of this medication is five years from the date of its manufacture. The drug should be stored at a temperature regime not exceeding + 30 degrees, in a place protected from children and from sunlight. Do not use this medication after the expiration date.
Pharmacological properties of the cream
Cream "Lamisil" refers to antifungal agents intended for topical use. It is characterized by a wide range of effects. It is particularly active against yeast, dermatophytes, dimorphic pathogens, as well as molds.
The drug has fungicidal or fungistatic properties, manifested depending on the type of fungus with which it comes into contact.
Terbinafine has a special effect on the initial period of sterol biosynthesis, which occurs directly in fungi. Such an effect leads to a lack of ergosterol and to an excess of intracellular squalene. This process causes the death of pathogenic microorganisms. Terbinafine is based on the inhibition of a specific enzyme, squalene epoxidase. This enzyme is located deep in the membrane of the fungal cell.
The active substance "Lamisil" does not affect the cytochrome P450 system, therefore it does not affect hormonal metabolism and the effect of other drugs.
For external use, absorption is about 5%. Therefore, this drug can cause a negative systemic effect.
Indications
An external agent is intended for the treatment of fungal skin lesions provoked by dermatophytes. It can be mycosis of the feet, cracks in the feet, itching of the foot, peeling of the dermis and similar diseases of the dermis. The drug is used for keratinization on the heels and for inguinal epidermophytosis.
The appointment to the use of the drug are fungal infections of the skin. The drug is also used for infections caused by Candida yeast. Cream “Lamisil” treat diaper rash and multi-colored lichen.
Contraindications
Cream "Lamisil" from nail fungus is prohibited for people with excessive sensitivity to terbinafine and other components that make up the drug.
With extreme caution, an external agent is used for hepatic as well as renal failure. Caution should be used in patients with alcoholism who have impaired bone marrow hematopoiesis, as well as individuals with tumors, vascular diseases, and diseases associated with metabolic disorders.
Caution should be exercised when using this drug in children under the age of twelve due to a lack of necessary clinical trials.
Cream "Lamisil" in pregnant women should be used carefully. Only for strict indications, since the clinical experience with this drug in patients of this category is limited. Terbinafine did not show teratogenic properties during clinical trials.
The active substance of the cream "Lamisil" passes into breast milk. Since this tool is intended only for local use, the amount of active substance that is absorbed through the skin is negligible and is not able to harm the baby.
Cream "Lamisil": instructions for use
Adults and children from twelve years old before applying this product, you need to thoroughly clean the affected area of the skin. The cream can be used from one to two times a day. The agent is applied in a thin layer to the affected area and adjacent skin areas. When applied, the drug is rubbed lightly.
If diaper rash is in the affected area (usually it occurs under the mammary glands, in the area of the buttocks, groin and in the spaces between the fingers), then the places treated with this tool are covered with gauze, fixing it. If a large area of the skin is treated, then you should purchase a tool in tubes of 30 g.
The therapeutic course lasts:
- With dermatomycosis of the legs and trunk - one week, the product is applied once a day.
- With dermatomycosis, the stop is used for seven days, once a day. If the disease is complicated by cracks, keratinization, foot fungus, peeling of the skin and there is an itch in the affected area, then the duration of treatment is two weeks. The drug in this case is applied 1-2 times a day.
- With candidiasis of the dermis, the duration of therapy is 1-2 weeks. The agent is applied once or twice a day, depending on the severity of the lesion of the skin with the fungus.
- With multi-colored lichen, the drug is used 1-2 times a day for fourteen days.
In the first days of the use of the drug, an improvement in the condition of the skin is observed. The Lamisil cream recommendation is recommended to be applied regularly, since if used improperly, the infectious lesion will not heal completely, and if the treatment is stopped prematurely, the infection will reappear.
If within 7-14 days of using this remedy there is no improvement, then you should consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis.
In the treatment of the elderly, the dosage rules should not be changed. Persons under the age of twelve are not recommended to use this drug.
Side effects of the cream
Cream from the fungus "Lamisil" in some cases can provoke negative reactions of the body. In the area of application of this product, burning, itching and redness of the skin, as well as other allergic reactions, may occur. If side effects occur, cream treatment should be discontinued.
When treating the cream with symptoms of overdose, no patients were observed. If the product is accidentally taken orally, then a headache, nausea, discomfort in the abdomen and dizziness may occur. When these reactions appear, you should take activated charcoal, consult a doctor and apply symptomatic therapy.
Special instructions for the use of the drug
During clinical trials, drug interactions of Lamisil cream with other drugs were not observed.
When treated with this drug, improvements were visible after the first days of its use. The severity of the symptoms of the disease is reduced. The risk of a relapse infection is reduced. If you apply the cream irregularly or shorten the course of treatment, then there is a likelihood of the resumption and development of an infectious disease.
Cream should be applied only externally. When using it, care should be taken to ensure that this product does not get into the eyes. This can cause irritation to the visual apparatus. If this cream gets into your eyes, they urgently need to be rinsed under running water and consult a doctor for help.
If an allergic reaction occurs when using the cream, then its use should be discarded.
Under the brand name "Lamisil" several products are produced, but the most similar in composition, form of release, action of cream and dermgel. Because of this feature, many people have a question: which is better - gel or cream "Lamisil"? Both of these funds have the same indications and contraindications, but the cream has a softening property and works more successfully with rough and hardened areas of the skin. Heals cracks better and more successfully eliminates keratinization. It is characterized by a moderately drying effect. The gel, unlike a cream, dries the skin stronger, but it is absorbed faster and has a cooling effect. When the integrity of the skin is broken, and the damage to the skin is severe, it is recommended to use the Lamisil cream, the gel is used in less advanced cases. What kind of treatment is better to choose, the doctor will tell you, based on the clinical manifestations of the disease.
Cream "Lamisil": reviews
Fungus is a problem that many people face. For its treatment using a variety of means. Very often, in the treatment of this disease, patients use Lamisil cream. Reviews (the instruction introduces in detail the rules for applying this medication, and before using an external agent, it must be carefully studied) there are different about it.
People, satisfied with this tool, noted a quick and good result, which came from the first days of use. Patients claim that the itching disappeared, the unpleasant odor disappeared, the skin on the damaged area recovered and stopped peeling. Reviews note a soft consistency of an external agent, lack of smell and ease of use. The cream helped to cure the chronic fungus on the legs, which did not respond to treatment with other means for many years. These people consider the drug in question the best and recommend it to other people who have the same problems.
With this cream, patients cured ringworm, dermatophytes and candidiasis of the skin. In the latter case, Lamisil cream was mixed with Advantan in a ratio of 1: 1.
Patients note the importance of completing the full course. They say that, even if all the symptoms have passed, the cream must be used for at least a week to consolidate the result. Otherwise, the disease may return.
There are people whom Lamisil cream did not help. They note that the drug does not give a feeling of softness. According to them, in the evening, after applying the cream, the skin looks softened, and in the morning the previous dryness and peeling returns. Some say that the product does not relieve foot from keratinized skin and cracks. The Lamisil cream from nail fungus is powerless.
Users claim that it is useless to treat the fungus in an advanced stage. They note that the cream is expensive and does not bring the long-awaited result.
The opinion of doctors
Doctors often use Lamisil in their practice. It is prescribed for fungal infections of the skin. They say that this drug is equally good both in monotherapy and in combination with other medicinal drugs. According to doctors, treatment with cream gives a result already on the second day of its use. It is advised to take into account all contraindications before therapy, which are warned by the instructions for use.
Cream "Lamisil" reviews of doctors consider a modern antifungal agent. They call it highly effective. They say that he always gives a good result when treating a fungal infection.
Medical reviews cream "Lamisil" has only positive. There is not a single dermatologist who would not like to use this tool. Doctors note that the cost of this drug is fully justified.
The cost of the drug, analogues
Despite the effectiveness that Lamisil cream gives in treating a fungus, its cost makes it not available to all patients. So, a tube of 30 grams costs about 800 rubles, and a tube of 15 g can be purchased for 400 rubles. The cream is sold in a pharmacy, and there are no problems with its purchase.
If for some reason this tool did not fit, then the following analogues will help to replace it:
- "Terbinafine" - 60 rubles for 15 g.
- "Thermicon" - 200 rubles for 15 g.
- Fungoterbin - 300 rubles for 15 g.
- “Exifin” - 200 rubles for 10 g.
- Atifin - 180 rubles for 15 g.
- Binafin - 250 rubles for 10 g.
- "Exoderil" - 400 rubles for 15 g.
- “Batrafen” - 400 rubles for 15 g.
- "Mikoseptin" -400 rubles for 30 g.
These and other drugs can be a worthy alternative to Lamisil cream. You can not pick up an analog on your own. To review treatment, you should consult a doctor, only then you can hope for a successful treatment result.