terbinafine: What is, what is used for, dose, side effects, brands

TERBINAFINE

Indications and usage
Before taking
How to use
While taking
Side effects
Brands

List of brands containing terbinafine

This page contains list of brands of authorized pharmaceutical specialties of the active principle terbinafine in the countries listed below:

[ Australia] [ Brazil] [ Canada] [ France] [ Germany] [ India] [ Italy] [ Japan] [ Mexico] [ Pakistan] [ Puerto Rico] [ Spain] [ Turkey] [ United Kingdom] [ U.S.A]

Given the nature of the pharmaceutical market, some specialties may be not sold at the present moment, have been suspended or had its name changed or ended, so that in no case can take decisions based on the information contained in the page. MEDIZZINE is not responsible for any damages arising from the information provided, which may be incomplete or outdated.

Indications and usage ▲

Terbinafine belongs to a group of medicines called antifungal that act by preventing the development of fungi..

It is used for the treatment of the following fungal infections of the skin, scalp and nails s or for the treatment of ringworm:

- Tinea corporis (ringworm).
- Tinea cruris (jock itch or groin)
. - Tinea pedis (ringworm of the foot, or "athlete's foot")
. - Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp)
. - Onychomycosis (ringworm of the nails).

Medizzine recommends consult your doctor if you are unsure why has prescribed terbinafine.

Other ingredients of available commercial presentations:

In addition to the active ingredient terbinafine hydrochloride, the other ingredients (excipients) are: magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous silica, methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethyl starch (without gluten) and microcrystalline cellulose.

Warning:

The composition of distinct presentations may vary from one country to another. We recommend you consult the information provided by your local supplier.

Before taking the drug ▲

Do not use terbinafine

If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substance terbinafine or any of the other ingredients of the medicinal product prescribed to you. If you think you may be allergic, ask your doctor.

Allergy symptoms may include:

- Asthma attacks with shortness of breath, audible wheezing or rapid breathing.
- More or less sudden swelling of face, lips, tongue or elsewhere in the body. It is especially critical if it affects the vocal cords.
- Hives, itching, rash
- Anaphylactic shock (loss of consciousness, paleness, sweating, etc.).

Also, you should not take this medicine:

- If you have severe kidney or liver problems,
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding

Take special care with terbinafine

- If you have a severe disease of kidney or liver, consult your doctor before taking this medicine.
- If you have psoriasis, in very rare cases there has been a worsening of the disease.
- If you have systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE)

It is important to tell your doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as unexplained persistent nausea, stomach problems, loss of appetite or unusual tiredness or weakness, if your skin or the white of the eyes turns yellow, dark urine or pale stools.

Tell your doctor immediately if you experience sore throat accompanied by fever and chills, unusual bleeding or bruising or any serious skin problem.

If this situation is applicable to you or you are not sure, tell your doctor before taking this medicine.

Taking other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicine, including herbal products or drugs obtained without a prescription.:

There are other drugs that can modify the effect of terbinafine as:

- Some antibiotics (eg rifampicin),
- Antidepressants including tricyclic antidepressants (eg desipramine), SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), or MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) ),
- Oral contraceptives (as irregular periods and breakthrough bleeding may occur in some female patients),
- Some drugs used to treat heart problems, as anti-arrhythmics (eg propafenone or amiodarone),
- Caffeine,
- Warfarin, a medicine used to thin the blood,
- Medicines used to treat cough (eg dextromethorphan),
- Some drugs used to treat arterial hypertension (eg metoprolol),
- Medicines used to treat fungal infections (eg fluconazole, ketoconazole),
- Some drugs used to treat stomach ulcers (eg cimetidine).
- Some medicines used to prevent organ rejection in transplanted patients (eg cyclosporine).

Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medicine only for you. Never give it to someone else.

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.

Special physiological situations

Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine during pregnancy or lactation.

Pregnancy

Terbinafine should not be administered during pregnancy. So, before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you become pregnant during treatment.

Breastfeeding

Terbinafine can pass into breast milk, so its use is not recommended during breastfeeding.

Children

Clinical experience in children is limited, therefore it is not recommended the use of terbinafine in these patients.

Use in elderly patients

This drug can be administered to patients over 65 years old. If you have an existing kidney problem, your doctor may prescribe a lower than usual dose. Terbinafine is not recommended in patients who have or have had in the past liver problems.

Driving and using machines

The active ingredient terbinafine has no effect on the ability to drive and use machines.

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.

How to use terbinafine ▲

Follow exactly instructions of use of terbinafine provided by your doctor. Consult your doctor or pharmacist when in doubt. Follow the instructions of the physician in preference to those given in this website, that may be different. Ask your doctor to explain any aspect that you do not understand, contained in the instruction leaflet that comes with the medicine.

The usual adult dose is one tablet (250 mg) once a day.

Swallow the tablets whole, without chewing, with a glass of water.

How long to take terbinafine:

The duration of treatment will be established by your doctor. Do not stop treatment early because it could worsen your condition.

It is possible that complete resolution of symptoms of infection does not occur until a several weeks (skin and scalp) or months (nails) after the disappearance of fungus that causes the infection.

If you think that the effect of the medicine is too strong or too weak, consult your doctor.

If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

While you take terbinafine ▲

If you become pregnant, contact your doctor immediately.

If a doctor prescribes another medicine , tell you are taking terbinafine.

Check with your doctor regularly developments of disorder that motivates the use of terbinafine. Maybe there is some reason that prevented you properly receive the indicated doses and induce your doctor to erroneous conclusions about treatment.

Do not restart treatment with terbinafine at your own risk without first talking to your doctor, nor encourage its use by another person, even if have the same symptoms you have. Nor is it advisable to interrupt or reduce the dose without considering the opinion of your doctor.

If you feel unwell during treatment with terbinafine, immediately consult your doctor.

If you use more medicine than you should

This medicine can be risky if you take too many. If you take too many terbinafine at once, tell your doctor or hospital casualty department as soon as possible. Take your medicine pack with you so that people can see what you have taken.

The main symptoms of acute poisoning may be gastrointestinal, eg. nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain, but can also occur headache or feeling of instability (dizziness). If you experience any of these effects or any other unusual effects, contact your doctor.

If you forget a dose:

Take it as soon as you remember. Take your next tablet at the usual time, then carry on as normal until you have finished all the tablets. It is important that you finish all the tablets you have been given unless your doctor tells you to stop taking them.

Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Side Effects of terbinafine ▲

Like all medicines, terbinafine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

The frequency of side effects is classified into:

Very common: affect 1 out of 1-10 patients
Common: affect 1 out of 10-100 patients
Uncommon: affect 1 out of 100-1.000 patients
Rare: affect 1 out of 1.000-10.000 patients
Very Rare: affect less than 1 in 10,000 patients
Incidence not known: Can not be established the true incidence from the available data

Adverse effects are usually mild or moderate and transient.

Some adverse effects that are rare or very rare, can be serious:

Rarely, terbinafine may cause liver problems and, in very rare cases, these problems can be serious.

Very rare adverse reactions include decrease in certain blood cells, lupus (an autoimmune disease) or severe skin reactions, including allergic reactions.

Tell your doctor immediately:

- If you experience symptoms such as unexplained persistent nausea, stomach problems, loss of appetite or unusual tiredness or weakness.
- If you notice your skin or the whites of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice), your urine is unusually dark or you have pale stools.
- If you experience sore throat accompanied by fever and chills.
- If you experience unusual bleeding or bruises.
- If you develop any skin problem.

Other adverse effects:

Very common:

Nausea, mild abdominal pain, gastric discomfort, diarrhea, feeling of fullness in the stomach, loss of appetite, skin rash, pain in joints or muscles.

Common:

Headache.

Uncommon:

Taste disturbance, including loss of taste, which usually recovers within a few weeks of treatment discontinuation. This can lead, in a few patients, to a decreased appetite and significant weight loss. Tell your doctor if taste disturbance lasts several days.

Very rare:

Hair loss, severe weakness, skin rashes type psoriasis, worsening of psoriasis.

If you notice any side effects not listed in this website or in the leaflet accompanying the container, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

If any of the side effects gets serious, tell your doctor or pharmacist.

List of brands containing terbinafine ▲

This page contains list of brands of authorized pharmaceutical specialties of the active principle terbinafine in the countries listed below:

[ Australia] [ Brazil] [ Canada] [ France] [ Germany] [ India] [ Italy] [ Japan] [ Mexico] [ Pakistan] [ Puerto Rico] [ Spain] [ Turkey] [ United Kingdom] [ U.S.A]

Warning:

With exceptions expressly indicated, these lists do not include active principle associations with other drugs or clinical use containers.

Australia: ▲

CHEMMART TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
EXIFINE 250 mg, tablets
GENRX TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 125 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
PHARMACOR TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
PHARMACOR TERBISIL 250 mg, tablets
PHARMACY CHOICE TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
SEBIFIN 250 mg, tablets
TAMSIL 250 mg, tablets
TERBICOR 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ACTAVIS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE AN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE GH 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE SANDOZ 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE-AS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE-DRLA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE-GA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE-WT 250 mg, tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
TINASIL 250 mg, tablets
ZABEL 250 mg, tablets

Brazil: ▲

TERBINAFINA MEDLEY 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA ARROW 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA EMS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA RANBAXY 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA MEDLEY 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA PRATTI-DONADUZZI 250 mg, tablets
FUNTYL 250 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 125 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
TERBINACOL 250 mg, tablets

Canada: ▲

ACT TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
APO-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
AURO-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
DOM-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
JAMP-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
MYLAN-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
PHL-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
PMS-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
PRO DOC TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
Q-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
RIVA-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
SANDOZ-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN SANIS HEALTH 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE SIVEM PHARMA 250 mg, tablets
TEVA-TERBINAFINE 250 mg, tablets

France: ▲

FUNGSTER 250 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ALMUS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ALTER 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ARROW 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ARROW LAB 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE BAILLEUL 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE BIOGARAN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE CRISTERS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE EG 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE EVOLUGEN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ISOMED 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE MYLAN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE PFIZER 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE RATIOPHARM 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE RPG 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE TEVA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE VELVIAN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ZENTIVA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ZYDUS 250 mg, tablets

Germany: ▲

AMIADA 250 mg, tablets
DERMATIN 250 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
MYCONORMIN 250 mg, tablets
TERBIDERM 250 mg, tablets
TERBIGALEN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINA-Q 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN-1 A PHARMA 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN-1 A PHARMA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN ABZ 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN AL 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN AL 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN AUROBINDO 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN BETA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN DURA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN HEUMANN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN HEUMANN HEUNET 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN HEXAL 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN HEXAL 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN KSK 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN PFIZER 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN Q-PHARM 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN SANDOZ 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN SANDOZ 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN STADA 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN STADA 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN WINTHROP 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN-ACTAVIS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN-CT 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN-RATIOPHARM 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFIN-TEVA 250 mg, tablets

India: ▲

ANIBRET 250 mg, tablets
BIFINE 250 mg, tablets
DASKIL 250 mg, tablets
EXIFINE 125 mg, tablets
EXIFINE 250 mg, tablets
FIN 250 mg, tablets
FUNGOTEK 250 mg, tablets
HERPPSIDE 250 mg, tablets
LLAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
PHYTE 250 mg, tablets
SEBIFIN 250 mg, tablets
TEBIF 250 mg, tablets
TEBINA 250 mg, tablets
TEBSIL 250 mg, tablets
TEFDIN-250 250 mg, tablets
TERADERM 250 mg, tablets
TERBEE 250 mg, tablets
TERBEST 250 mg, tablets
TERBICIP 250 mg, tablets
TERBINID 250 mg, tablets
TERBIZED 250 mg, tablets
TERFAST 250 mg, tablets
TERIF 250 mg, tablets
TYZA 250 mg, tablets
ZIMIG 250 mg, tablets

Italy: ▲

DASKI 250 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
MICUTAN 250 mg, tablets
ONIMAX 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA ACTAVIS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA ALTER 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA DOC GEN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA EG 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA HEXAL 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA MYLAN 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA SANDOZ 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINA TEVA 250 mg, tablets

Japan: ▲

KELGER 125 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 125 mg, tablets
LIPNOL 125 mg, tablets
NEDORIL 125 mg, tablets
TEBEANA 125 mg, tablets
TEBINACEIL 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE CH 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE F 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE MED 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE MEEK 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE NICHI-IKO 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE NIHON 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE NP 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE PFIZER 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE SANDOZ 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE SAWAI 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE TAIYO 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE TANABE 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE TCK 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE TOWA 125 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE YD 125 mg, tablets
TERBY 125 mg, tablets
TERMISIL 125 mg, tablets

Mexico: ▲

BINAFEX 250 mg, 28 tablets
ERBITRAX-T 125 mg, 7, 28 and 40 tablets
ERBITRAX-T 250 mg, 7, 28 and 40 tablets
FYTERDIN 250 mg, 28 tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, 7, 14 and 28 tablets
LOSIL-T 250 mg, 30 tablets
MYCELVAN 250 mg, 10, 20 and 30 tablets
UNASAL 250 mg, 10, 20 and 30 tablets
XILATRIL 250 mg, 7, 14 and 28 Tabletas

Pakistan: ▲

AFERT 125 mg, tablets
ANTIFIN 125 mg, tablets
ANTIFUNG 125 mg, tablets
BRITAN 250 mg, tablets
BRITAN 0.3 mg/ml, syrup
CUTIS 125 mg, tablets
DOCINAF 125 mg, tablets
EXINOFIN 125 mg, tablets
FUNGE 125 mg, tablets
FUNGE 250 mg, tablets
FUNGO 125 mg, tablets
GEOSIL 125 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 125 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
LERBIN 125 mg, tablets
ONYFINE 125 mg, tablets
PAINRID 125 mg, tablets
QTEC 125 mg, tablets
TERABIN 125 mg, tablets
TERB-C 125 mg, tablets
TERBI 125 mg, tablets
TERBI-SIL 125 mg, tablets
TERBIDERM 125 mg, tablets
TERBIDERM FORTE 250 mg, tablets
TERBIFAS 125 mg, tablets
TERBIFEN 250 mg, tablets
TERBIN 125 mg, tablets
TERBINO 125 mg, tablets
TERBISAN 125 mg, tablets
TERBISER 125 mg, tablets
TERBISIL 125 mg, tablets
TERBIWAN 125 mg, tablets
TERBIN 250 mg, tablets
TERBIX 125 mg, tablets
TERBIZ 125 mg, tablets
TERBIZINE 125 mg, tablets
TERBIZOR 125 mg, tablets
TERIX 125 mg, tablets
TINABIN 125 mg, tablets
TINABIN 250 mg, tablets
UNITERF 125 mg, tablets
VERTICIL 125 mg, tablets

Spain: ▲

LAMISIL 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TALIXANE 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TERBINAFINA ALTER 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TERBINAFINA KERN PHARMA 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TERBINAFINA MYLAN 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TERBINAFINA NORMON 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TERBINAFINA PENSA 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TERBINAFINA TEVA 250, 28 tablets
TERBINAFINA TEVA GROUP 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets
TIGHUM 250 mg, 14 and 28 tablets

Turkey: ▲

CORBINAL 250 mg, tablets
LAMINOX 250 mg, tablets
LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
MIKODAY 500 mg, tablets
MIKONAFIN 250 mg, tablets
MYCOCUR 250 mg, tablets
TEKFIN 250 mg, tablets
TERAFIN 250 mg, tablets
TERBISIL 250 mg, tablets
TERBONILE 250 mg, tablets
TERINATEVA 250 mg, tablets
TERMINUS 250 mg, tablets
TIGAL 250 mg, tablets

United Kingdom: ▲

LAMISIL 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE ACTAVIS 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE DR REDDY'S 250 mg, tablets
TERBINAFINE KENT PHARMA 250 mg, tablets

U.S.A. and Puerto Rico: ▲

LAMISIL 125 mg, 42 single-dose granules
LAMISIL 187.5 mg, 42 single-dose granules
LAMISIL 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE APOTEX 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE AVKARE 250 mg, 30 tablets
TERBINAFINE MYLAN 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE AUROBINDO 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE BRECKENRIDGE 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE CAMBER PHARMA 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE GLENMARK GENERICS 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE HARRIS PHARMA 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE LAKE ERIE 250 mg, 30 tablets
TERBINAFINE NORTHSTAR 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE PD-RX PHARMA 250 mg, 42 tablets
TERBINAFINE PREFERRED PHARM 250 mg, 30 tablets
TERBINAFINE REBEL 250 mg, 30-90 tablets
TERBINAFINE TEVA 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINAFINE WOCKHARDT 250 mg, 30 and 100 tablets
TERBINEX 250 mg, 30 and 42 tablets

Page updated: December 10, 2010.