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Prescription Topical Antifungals for Athlete's Foot
Examples
Topical allylamines
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Topical medicines are put directly on the skin. These medicines are available in cream, solution, gel, and lotion forms. One medicine may be available in many forms. Your doctor will help you decide which form is best for you.
Lotrisone combines a topical antifungal (clotrimazole) with a topical Reference corticosteroid Opens New Window (betamethasone).
Allylamines and azoles are different classes of antifungal medicine. Medicine from one class may work better for you than medicine from the other.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: June 1, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
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