Terbinafine hydrochloride (Lamisil) is a synthetic allylamine antifungal. It is highly lipophilic in nature and tends to accumulate in skin, nails, and fatty tissues. Like other allylamines, terbinafine inhibits ergosterol synthesis by inhibiting the fungal squalene monooxygenase (also called squalene epoxidase), an enzyme that is part of the fungal cell wall synthesis pathway.
Terbinafine hydrochloride was granted FDA approval on 30 December 1992.
Terbinafine hydrochloride is indicated to treat fungal skin and nail infections caused by Trichophyton species, Microsporum canis, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Tinea species. Terbinafine hydrochloride also treats yeast infections of the skin caused by Candida species and Malassezia furfur.
Kuchnir Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, Milford, Massachusetts, United States
Hamilton Health Sciences / McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Polichem Investigative site, One Investigational Site, Italy
Polichem Investigative Site, One Investigational Site, Spain
Vääksyn Lääkärikeskus, Vääksy, Finland
Cetero Research, San Antonio, Texas, United States
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Jiangsu, China
Beijing University Hospital N°3, Beijing, China
Anapharm Inc., Quebec, Canada
Anapharm Inc., Quebec, Canada
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