{"ok":true,"entry":{"slug":"terbinafine","kind":"medication","name":"terbinafine","aliases":["Lamisil"],"brands_sg":["Lamisil","Solveasy Tinea","Dermafin","Finab","Fungifex"],"class":"allylamine antifungal","tags":["skin"],"use_for":"athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm, fungal nail infection","use_after":"nhs: cream 1–2 weeks · tablets 2 weeks to 3 months","use_duration":null,"take_with":"tablets with or without food · cream on clean, dry skin","pros":["1% creams, gels and sprays are general sale list in sg","nhs: cream courses are usually only 1 to 2 weeks","lamisil once solution is a single application (nhs)"],"cons":["peeling or itching skin in >1 in 100 cream users","tablets: rash, headache, taste loss, liver warning","the oral 250 mg tablet is prescription-only in sg"],"dose_note":"nhs: \"If you're using the cream, gel or spray, you'll usually need to use it once or twice a day. If you're using the solution, you only use it once. If you're taking the tablets, the usual dose is 1 tablet, taken once a day\" — those are the label ceilings; topical courses run \"once or twice a day for 1 to 2 weeks\", tablets \"2 to 6 weeks if you have athlete's foot … 6 weeks to 3 months (sometimes longer) if you have a fungal nail infection\". the only oral tablet on the HSA register is FUNGIFEX TABLET 250MG (SIN16925P), prescription only. as directed on the label or by your pharmacist/doctor.","dosage":null,"ul_status":null,"sg_class":"general-sale","cautions":["shop or pharmacy cream, gel and spray are for 16 and over; the solution for 18 and over (nhs)","liver or kidney problems — nhs says tell a doctor or pharmacist before the tablets","pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding — nhs says tell a doctor or pharmacist before the tablets","yellowing of the eyes or skin while on tablets — nhs says stop and call a doctor or 111 immediately"],"clashes":[],"sources":[{"id":"nhs_terb_root","url":"https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/terbinafine/","label":"NHS — Terbinafine (brand names: Lamisil, Lamisil Once), A-Z medicines (reviewed 24 Mar 2023)","quote":"Terbinafine - Brand names: Lamisil, Lamisil Once … Find out how terbinafine treats fungal skin infections such as athlete's foot, and how to take or use it … Athlete's foot Fungal nail infection Pityriasis versicolor Ringworm","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"nhs_terb_dose","url":"https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/terbinafine/how-and-when-to-take-or-use-terbinafine/","label":"NHS — How and when to take or use terbinafine (reviewed 24 Mar 2023)","quote":"If you're using the cream, gel or spray, you'll usually need to use it once or twice a day. If you're using the solution, you only use it once. If you're taking the tablets, the usual dose is 1 tablet, taken once a day.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"nhs_terb_who","url":"https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/terbinafine/who-can-and-cannot-take-or-use-terbinafine/","label":"NHS — Who can and cannot take or use terbinafine (reviewed 24 Mar 2023)","quote":"The cream, gel and spray that you can buy in a pharmacy or shop are suitable for people aged 16 years old and over. The solution is only suitable for adults aged 18 years old and over … have ever had liver or kidney problems","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"nhs_terb_se","url":"https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/terbinafine/side-effects-of-terbinafine/","label":"NHS — Side effects of terbinafine (reviewed 24 Mar 2023)","quote":"Peeling or itching skin … happens in more than 1 in 100 people … Rash … Headache … Losing your sense of taste … stop taking them and call a doctor or call 111 immediately if: the whites of your eyes turn yellow","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"hsa_reg_terbinafine","url":"https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084/view","label":"HSA Register of Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084) — terbinafine rows, forensic classification","quote":"SIN07623P · LAMISIL CREAM 1% · TOPICAL · General Sale List … SIN10617P · LAMISIL DERMGEL 1% · General Sale List … SIN16925P · FUNGIFEX TABLET 250MG · ORAL · Prescription Only","accessed":"2026-08-27"}],"brand_certs":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-29T16:16:33.302383+08:00"},"disclaimer":"kozen-x is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. it lists what published sources have written down. absence of a record is not the same as safe."}