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Which
is better, prescribed fungal nail treatment or over the counter?
Which
is better, prescribed fungal nail treatment or over the counter, there are some factor that you need to consider before
jumping into conclusion in this very issue.
- First have you been treating the nail infection before now and what drugs or medication have you been using?
- Has there been any improvement since you started the treatment ?
- Is this the very first time of contracting this infection or it comes and goes?
- right from the day one you noticed the nail fungal infection have you visited a dermatologist
- And lastly why would you want to change from the drugs you are using now to over counter drugs?
You
must first find cogent answer to the above question because it goes a long way
in the treatment of this infection. It might be you have been using other kind
of treatment that are not effective and you want to change to over counter
drugs, knowing you health history and other drugs you have taken in the past is
very key in this matter otherwise you might end up abusing drugs and your body
becomes resistance to the treatment or you might have some body reaction which
might not be good to your health.
However,
hear are some of good and very effective over the counter drugs I will recommend for nail fungus treatment.
The
use of amorolfine and ciclopirox also known as Penlac in the form of nail
lacquer, they are made up of higher active ingredients it remain on the nail
after it has cured the fungus, but their penetration is limited hence they are
good for lesser or minor cases of nail fungus infection and it takes about a
year to see 100% cure of the infection
The
terbinafine (Lamisil) or itraconazole: this is administered orally this is best
suited for an acute case of nail fungus treatment, the advantage of this type
of drug is that it has a higher penetration it goes straight right into the
nail bed and stays there for a longer time as well as dealing with the
infection from it root, also it takes shorter time to completely cure the
fungus infection,. Usually within twelve to thirteen weeks of taken the drugs
the fungus should have been cleared completely.