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Terbinafine

Medication allylamine antifungal skin
Aka: Lamisil
Brands seen in Singapore: Lamisil, Solveasy Tinea, Dermafin, Finab, Fungifex
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
Athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm, fungal nail infection
When to take
NHS: cream 1–2 weeks · tablets 2 weeks to 3 months
Take with
Tablets with or without food · cream on clean, dry skin
Pros & cons
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
Sources
  1. NHS — Terbinafine (brand names: Lamisil, Lamisil Once), A-Z medicines (reviewed 24 Mar 2023) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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”
  2. NHS — How and when to take or use terbinafine (reviewed 24 Mar 2023) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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.”
  3. NHS — Who can and cannot take or use terbinafine (reviewed 24 Mar 2023) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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”
  4. NHS — Side effects of terbinafine (reviewed 24 Mar 2023) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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”
  5. HSA Register of Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084) — terbinafine rows, forensic classification · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “SIN07623P · LAMISIL CREAM 1% · TOPICAL · General Sale List … SIN10617P · LAMISIL DERMGEL 1% · General Sale List … SIN16925P · FUNGIFEX TABLET 250MG · ORAL · Prescription Only”
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