Progressing onychomycosis and severe forms of this disease is difficult to cure by local drugs and applying special varnishes. In such cases, prescribe tablets from the fungus of nails, which should be taken courses. Systemic medicines allow to destroy colonies of microorganisms faster and more efficiently, to prevent subsequent self-infection.
Fluconazole tablets for the treatment of nail fungus
This drug is the most popular and universal, since its active ingredient is active against almost all varieties of fungi.
Drugs based on fluconazole, as a rule, have low cost, but are quite effective. Among them:
- Fucis;
- Diflucan;
- Mycomomax;
- Flucostat;
- Mycosyst;
- Forkan.
For the treatment of onychomycosis, it is recommended to take 150 mg of fluconazole once every 7 days. It is worth noting that the course of treatment will take a long time - from 3 to 6 months. If the disease struck all the plates and continues to spread, tablets from fungi on the nails will have to drink about 1 year. In this case, the shape of the plates can be modified due to the accumulation of the active substance in the horny tissue.
Tablets with nail fungus on legs and hands
The most effective drugs are terbinafine-based drugs:
- Fungoterbine;
- Lamisyl;
- Exifin;
- Onihon;
- Terbisil.
This chemical compound destroys the cell membranes of fungi, stopping their vital activity and reproduction.
Systemic therapy of onychomycosis through terbinafine is carried out daily, 250 mg of the substance once a day or twice twice a dose. The general course of treatment lasts up to 6 months, until the nail plates completely change. In parallel, the doctor prescribes local drugs and procedures aimed at removing damaged horny tissue.
It is important to note that terbinafine produces a lot of undesirable side effects (allergic reactions, dyspeptic disorders, cholestasis, changes in blood composition and its rheological properties).
Tablets with itraconazole against nail fungus
No less effective, but safer than terbinafine, drugs:
- Canditral;
- Orungal;
- Irunin;
- Rumikoz;
- Itrazole.
The listed medicines are effective against onychomycosis of any severity.
Drugs are taken every day, the daily dosage of terbinafine should be 200 mg per 1 reception. The course of treatment - 90 days, if necessary or unsatisfactory results, it can be extended after a break (3 weeks).
Drugs of this type are highly digestible (up to 99%) and fast accumulation in the blood and horn cells of the nail plate. Due to this, onychomycosis is eliminated quite quickly, but the spectrum of side effects is extensive, including severe liver damage (hepatitis, cholecystitis), angioedema, neuropathy.
Tablets from the nail fungus with ketoconazole
Experts recommend 2 varieties of such drugs:
- Fungavis;
- Nizoral.
At a low cost of medicines, one can not help noticing their effectiveness, as a rule, recovery occurs after 3 months, only severe forms of mycosis are subject to long courses (up to 1 year).
Tablets are taken every day for 200-400 mg, depending on the stage and extent of fungal attack.
During therapy, you must regularly make a laboratory blood test and monitor the condition of the kidneys, gall bladder and liver. Ketoconazole has high toxicity, and also changes the qualitative composition of the blood, causing anemia, thrombocytopenia .