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What is Terbinafine?

Terbinafine is an antifungal that stops the growth of fungi and is used to treat fungal infections of the toenail and fingernail. It is available in an oral formulation or a topical preparation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fungal infection of nail 5 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Nail Fungus 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Rash or skin problems 1 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 1 0
Fungal infection 1 0
foot fungus 1 0

See all 8 patients currently taking Terbinafine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Terbinafine

Constipation 1
Fatigue 1
Anxious mood 1
Hair loss 1
Restless feeling in legs 1
Rashes (redness, swelling) 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  1 intl units daily 125 mg daily 250 mg daily 500 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Terbinafine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 5   Course of treatment ended: 71%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 29%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 14%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Terbinafine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Terbinafine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Terbinafine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Terbinafine

Always
 6 86%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Terbinafine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 7 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Terbinafine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 20%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 20%
< $25
 3 60%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.