BUTENAFINE
Place in Therapy
Place in therapy
- Currently not available on the Canadian market
- Effective option for patients over the age of 12 with tinea pedis
- Can be used second line after treatment failure or allergy to other antifungal options
References
1. Micromedex 2.0. Butenafine Hydrochloride. Thomson Reuters 2012
2. Savin R, De Villez RL, Elewski B, et. al. One-week therapy with twice-daily butenafine 1% cream versus vehicle in the treatment of tinea pedis: a multicenter, double-blind trial. Am Acad Dermatol. 1997 Feb; 36:S15-9.
3. Singal, A. Butenafine and superficial mycoses: current status. Expert Opin. Drug Metab. Toxicol. (2008) 4(7):999-1005
4. Syed TA and Maibach HI. Butenafine hydrochloride: for the treatment of interdigital tinea pedis Exp. Opin Pharmacother. 2000 1(3):467-473
5. Tchen E, Elewski B, Gorsulowsky D,. et al. Treatment of interdigital tinea pedis with a 4 week once-daily regimen of butenafine hydrochloride 1% cream. J Am Acad Dermatol 1997;36:S9-14
- Currently not available on the Canadian market
- Effective option for patients over the age of 12 with tinea pedis
- Can be used second line after treatment failure or allergy to other antifungal options
References
1. Micromedex 2.0. Butenafine Hydrochloride. Thomson Reuters 2012
2. Savin R, De Villez RL, Elewski B, et. al. One-week therapy with twice-daily butenafine 1% cream versus vehicle in the treatment of tinea pedis: a multicenter, double-blind trial. Am Acad Dermatol. 1997 Feb; 36:S15-9.
3. Singal, A. Butenafine and superficial mycoses: current status. Expert Opin. Drug Metab. Toxicol. (2008) 4(7):999-1005
4. Syed TA and Maibach HI. Butenafine hydrochloride: for the treatment of interdigital tinea pedis Exp. Opin Pharmacother. 2000 1(3):467-473
5. Tchen E, Elewski B, Gorsulowsky D,. et al. Treatment of interdigital tinea pedis with a 4 week once-daily regimen of butenafine hydrochloride 1% cream. J Am Acad Dermatol 1997;36:S9-14