O General Information and Indications:
Terbinafine is used to treat fungal
infections of the toenail and fingernail. Terbinafine is in a class of
medications called antifungals. It works by stopping the growth of fungi.
O Information For Users:
Terbinafine comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It
is usually taken once a day for 6 weeks for fingernail fungus and once a day
for 12 weeks for toenail fungus. Follow the directions on your prescription
label, ask your doctor or pharmacist If you have any questions. Take
terbinafine exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it
more often than prescribed by your health care provider.
Your fungus may not be completely cured until a few months after you finish
taking terbinafine. This is because it takes time for a healthy nail to grow
in.
Other uses for this medicine
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or
pharmacist for more information.
O Special
precautions:
o Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have
allergy to terbinafine or any other medications.
o Inform your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription
medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are
taking. Be sure to mention any of the following: anticoagulants (blood
thinners) such as warfarin (Coumadin); antidepressants such as amitriptyline
(Elavil), amoxapine (Asendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin),
doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Aventyl,
Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), and trimipramine (Surmontil);
beta-blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin), labetalol (Normodyne), metoprolol
(Lopressor, Toprol XL), nadolol (Corgard), and propranolol (Inderal);
cimetidine (Tagamet); medications that suppress the immune system such as
azathioprine (Imuran), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), methotrexate (Rheumatrex),
sirolimus (Rapamune), and tacrolimus (Prograf); rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane);
and selegiline (Eldepryl). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your
medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
o inform your doctor if you are breast-feeding kidney or liver disease,
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS).
o Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are
breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking terbinafine, call your
doctor. You should not take terbinafine while breast-feeding.
O
Possible Adverse
Effects:
Terbinafine may cause adverse effects. Inform
your doctor if any of the following symptoms are severe or do not go away:
o diarrhea
o upset stomach
o stomach pain
o rash
o itching
o hives (Urticaria)
o changes in taste or loss of taste
Some adverse effects could be serious. The following symptoms are uncommon,
but if you experience any of them, call your doctor without delay:
o upset stomach that does not go away
o loss of appetite (anorexia)
o extreme tiredness
o vomiting
o pain in the right upper part of the stomach
o dark urine
o pale stools
o severe skin rash that keeps getting worse
o fever, sore throat, and other signs of infection
O Brand Name(s):
o Lamisil®
o Lamisil® AT
o Lamisil® AT Spray Pump |
