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** Pulsed dosing: terbinafine 250 mg PO once daily for 1 week repeated every 4 weeks for 3 months |
** Pulsed dosing: terbinafine 250 mg PO once daily for 1 week repeated every 4 weeks for 3 months |
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* [[Sporotrichosis]]: terbinafine 500 mg PO BID, continued for 2 to 4 weeks after resolution of all lesions (usual duration 3 to 6 months) |
* [[Sporotrichosis]]: terbinafine 500 mg PO BID, continued for 2 to 4 weeks after resolution of all lesions (usual duration 3 to 6 months) |
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Revision as of 16:44, 3 January 2024
Background
- Antifungal
Dosing
Topical
- Tinea pedis
- Terbinafine cream applied to affected areas twice daily for at least one week
- Terbinafine gel applied to affected area once daily at bedtime for at least 1 week
- Terbinafine spray applied to affected area once daily for at least one week
- Tinea corporis and tinea cruris: as above
Systemic
- Onychomycosis
- Continuous dosing: terbinafine 250 mg PO once daily for 6 weeks (fingernails) or 12 weeks (toenails)
- Pulsed dosing: terbinafine 250 mg PO once daily for 4 weeks, off for 4 weeks, then resume for 4 weeks
- Pulsed dosing: terbinafine 250 mg PO once daily for 1 week repeated every 4 weeks for 3 months
- Sporotrichosis: terbinafine 500 mg PO BID, continued for 2 to 4 weeks after resolution of all lesions (usual duration 3 to 6 months)
