How many months can you take terbinafine?
For some infections, such as fungal nail infections, you may need to take terbinafine tablets for up to 3 months (sometimes longer). It is safe to take long-term if your doctor tells you to.
Is terbinafine safe for babies?
Terbinafine has been shown to be effective and safe in several studies of the treatment of tinea capitis and onychomycosis in children. When treating Trichophyton tinea capitis the length of therapy may be 2 or 4 weeks.
How do you give terbinafine to a child?
The dose is usually 187.5 mg once a day for 6 weeks. Children 4 years of age and older and weighing less than 25 kg—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The dose is usually 125 mg once a day for 6 weeks. Children younger than 4 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by the doctor.
Can I use Lamisil on my child?
The experience with topical Lamisil AT 1% Cream in children is still limited and its use in children under 16 years cannot therefore be recommended. There is no evidence to suggest that elderly patients require different dosages or experience side-effects different to those of younger patients.
How does terbinafine work in the body?
Terbinafine is an antifungal agent that is taken by mouth or applied to the skin. Terbinafine acts by interfering with the ability of fungi to make chemicals called sterols that are an important part of the membrane that surrounds fungal cells and holds them together. This weakens the cell membrane.
Does terbinafine cause permanent liver damage?
Most cases of acute hepatic injury from terbinafine resolve within 3 to 6 months of stopping the medication. In some instances, however, the injury is severe and unremitting, leading to acute liver failure and either death or need for liver transplantation.
Has anyone died from terbinafine?
(Mentions that FDA has reported 16 cases of severe liver damage due to terbinafine, including 11 deaths and 2 liver transplants).
