Clobetasol - Can I use clobetasol propionate to treat athletes foot?
Question posted by Jyconnor on 17 May 2023
Last updated on 17 May 2023
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Clobetasol Propionate does not treat fungal, bacterial nor viral infections. Athlete´s foot is a fungal infection.
Treatment
Doctors usually begin treating athlete's foot with antifungal medications applied to the feet. Theses medications include ciclopirox (Loprox), clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Mycelex), econazole (Spectazole), ketoconazole (Nizoral), miconazole (Micatin), naftifine (Naftin), oxiconazole (Oxistat), sulconazole (Exelderm), terbinafine (Lamisil), terconazole (Terazol), and tolnaftate (Desenex, Tinactin and others). Some are available without a prescription. Many weeks of treatment may be necessary. For people with long-standing or recurring athlete's foot, topical antifungal drugs may relieve symptoms without actually curing the infection.
Medications by mouth can be more successful at curing an infection. However, you still can be susceptible to recurrences, and oral medications may be more likely to cause side effects. These require a prescription and include griseofulvin (Fulvicin, Grifulvin, Grisactin), itraconazole (Sporanox) and terbinafine (Lamisil).
Treatment options
The following list of medications are in some way related to or used in the treatment of this condition.
clotrimazole
Lamisil
ketoconazole
Naftin
Lamisil AT
Source: https://www.drugs.com/health-guide/athlete-s-foot-tinea-pedis.html#treatment
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Further information
- Clobetasol uses and safety info
- Clobetasol prescribing info & package insert (for Health Professionals)
- Side effects of Clobetasol (detailed)
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