Butenafine Hydrochloride
Butenafine Hydrochloride is a topical antifungal medication used to treat common skin infections caused by fungi. It is effective against conditions like athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm, providing relief from symptoms such as itching, redness, and scaling. The medication is applied directly to the affected area of the skin.
Topical antifungal for treating athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm, and other superficial fungal skin infections.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 236558
- Generic
- Butenafine Hydrochloride
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- Mentax
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Used to treat tinea pedis (athlete's foot), tinea cruris (jock itch), tinea corporis (ringworm), and pityriasis versicolor. Relieves associated symptoms like itching, burning, cracking, and scaling of the skin.
Butenafine is an allylamine antifungal that works by inhibiting squalene epoxidase, an enzyme essential for fungal cell membrane synthesis. This disruption weakens the fungal cell wall, preventing growth and replication of the fungus.
For external use only; avoid contact with eyes, nose, and mouth. Complete the full course of treatment as prescribed even if symptoms improve. Consult a healthcare provider if no improvement occurs after 4 weeks of regular use. Not recommended for use in children under 12 years without medical advice.
Official drug label
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