During onychomycosis the best way to choose the right treatment and consult your doctor. But, according to the statistics, most of the patients prefer to treat yourself: drugstores, funds or revenues of the population. Despite the fact that doctors emphatically warn against self-medication, such an approach can help address sensitive disease, if you find a better treatment of the nail fungus of the hands and feet.
The list of the most effective drugs for the nail fungus
Absolutely answer the question: what are the ways of nail fungus is the most efficient and not expensive. It all depends on the individual characteristics of the body, contra-indications, the degree of the lesion of the nail. But in order to make a choice, it is important to know what drugs are, and how they work.
Drugs for exterior applications
Drugs for external use, used more often, rather than pills. Such methods are more secure, they fall into the blood and lymph of man in very small amounts, which reduces the load on the liver and kidneys, the filtering plants of the body's systems, and reduces the risk of severe allergic reactions.
Ointments, creams
Ointments and creams for the treatment of onychomycosis are not as often as other forms of medication. Their consistency does not always penetrate the nail plate more deeply, and if hit of the lodge, these tools are unlikely to be effective. However, according to the comments, inexpensive, but effective, ointments for nail fungus exist.
The most good of the ointment to the nail fungus of the feet should be selected by the physician, on the basis of the specific pathogen. If the patient can not guarantee it will be every day to correctly apply the product on the nails of this form of medication is better to give up.
Varnish
According to the comments, lacquers, onychomycosis favorite in the form of a drug for most women. Nail fungus requires the abandonment of manicure and pedicure, so that most drugs can not penetrate through the decorative coating. But the varnish contain in their composition substances that destroy pathogens and pathology. A special film the form of the plate of the nail of the particular environment, fungi in which die quickly. By doing this, the varnish should be applied every day – just do the procedure twice a week.
Some manufacturers offer lacquers of color, that hide completely the external manifestations onychomycosis.
They all have a disadvantage in running the shape of a mushroom, they can be effective enough. However, if onychomycosis hit more than half of the surface of the nail, virtually no tool will not work alone: a need of complex of medications that enhance the action of the other.
Sprays
Example inexpensive and effective funds of the nail fungus of the feet adults – sprays. They provide an easy application, light consistency allows the drug to penetrate into the plate the more deeply.
Solutions
The solutions are drugs in liquid form, which is not sprayed on to the nail plate, as a spray, and is applied using a brush. The solution has time to penetrate deeply into the nails before drying, a cumulative effect helps to cope with the disease more quickly.
Folk remedies
Many people believe that the most effective drug against the nail fungus – folk remedies. Usually, doctors do not share this opinion, and it is advisable to use alternative medicine in two cases:
- early the degree of development of the disease;
- as an additional method of treatment.
Also the traditional recipes useful for the primary or secondary prevention of the infection onychomycosis.
Tea tree oil is an antiseptic, which is used in the daily life and cosmetology. In its composition of specific substances, which, together, provide an antiseptic, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory and an antiviral effect. The oil, it is recommended to treat not only the nails but also the skin, because onychomycosis can spread. Unlike most chemicals, it is possible to use the bottom of the pregnancy. One of the disadvantages emphasize the smell and the risk of an allergic reaction.
As a way to fight onychomycosis you can use all the tools that create on the nails in a special environment in which fungi cannot survive: the apple cider vinegar, the solution of soda, permanganate of potassium.
Medicines for the reception inside
Most people are afraid to drink tablets, and to make choices in favour of the fund for exterior applications. And this approach has a meaning, in effect, the tablets have more contra-indications, for example:
- of pregnancy.
- breast-feeding;
- the ages of the children.
- allergies;
- the damage to the liver and kidneys.
If the drug in tablet form has designated a treating physician, the probability of occurrence of an intolerance or development of minor side effects. The medicines are made a day long course, and after the end of the course, the ingredients continue to work as they accumulate in the nails. Their effect can last up to 9 months, which eliminates the risk of re-offending.
For the tablets have acted more quickly, and the unpleasant symptoms of the disease disappeared, even the most effective pills of the nail fungus of the feet is important to combining with medication for external use.
Types of funds on the principle of action
Onychomycosis – disease, which is regarded as difficult and treatable. Although, in fact, most people are treated poorly. If not identify the causative agent exact of the pathology, the treatment may be unnecessary, and only cut the symptoms. As soon as the treatment stops, the disease is reproduced instantly.
Synthesis
Synthetic broad-spectrum drugs, which not only consume the mushroom, but disrupt the process of its reproduction and distribution on the body.
The drugs belonging to the class of azole, can be designed for indoor and outdoor applications. The assets of these drugs are: triazole and imidazole.
Positive azoles are: the effectiveness, the possibility of long-term use, a wide range of prices, which allows each individual to choose the right medicine.
The disadvantages of azoles are the following: the presence of contraindications and the risk of re-offending is a onychomycosis. In addition, the cost of some medicines is high enough.
Morpholine
Morpholine – the most popular, effective and inexpensive, according to the comments of the nail fungus. They are acting for the account of the destruction of the membrane of the fungus, it is medicines destroy the causative agent of the pathology at the cellular level.
The drugs that contain this substance, work against all pathogens onychomycosis. Also, they are characterized by the ability to penetrate into the nail plate.
The disadvantages of this substance advocate the need to prepare the nail for application of medication, as well as in the long course of the therapy. But to call it objective disadvantages difficult, because in the processing of the form nglige of the pathology is always a need for long, frequent and careful of the procedure.
Allylamine
These substances are rarely used because their average efficiency is low. They are adapted in this case, if hit is not more than half of the total area of all the nails, and nail the lodge is not stitched. If the doctor sees a mild form of onychomycosis, it may recommend medicines of the class of allylamino.
Falling on the nail, the tool destroys the membrane of the fungi and struggling with the unpleasant symptoms. Generally, these substances are presented in the form of drugs for external use, which must be applied is not more than 1 time per day.
The disadvantages allylamino) – the inability to use that in his advanced form of the disease, long-term treatment and the mandatory training of the nail before each application of medication.
Contra-indications and side effects
The number of contraindications is directly dependent on the effectiveness of a drug. Pills against the nail fungus of the feet, what better way to help get rid of the disease from the inside, not to take during pregnancy, lactation, allergies, and the defeat of the internal organs.
Drugs for external use, generally safe, but it is important to take into account the risk of side effects. Usually, they are local: itching, redness, rash. The specific treatment is not necessary, the consequences of the application of medicines that pass themselves. If after a few days adverse events worsen, you must cancel the treatment and find another, safer drug.
What means you can use for children and pregnant women
Almost all of the medications for onychomycosis are not licensed for the treatment of pregnant women. Most of the scientific studies carried out during the study of preparations of medicines, revealed no damage to moms-to-be. However, for the drug has been officially authorized, requires many studies.
In pediatrics, most of the animals for children over 7 years old. When more and more young people, there is a risk, as a way to fall with the fingers in the mouth or in the eyes, and when in the form of tablets increases the risk of side effects.
The prevention of nail fungus
Prevention is a onychomycosis happens primary and secondary. Search the comments a drug effective against fungus of the nails on the feet of people who do not have experience in the disease, it is useless. Prevent the infection with the help of:
- the observance of personal hygiene;
- the absence of contact with potentially contaminated surfaces;
- the maintenance of immunity.
Secondary prevention is the renewal of the therapy to reduce the risk of re-offending. Not every drug is suited for this: if the product has a cumulative effect, you need to finish the treatment when it is necessary, not to prolong the treatment.
To prevent infection are well suited to therapeutic nail varnish.