Nail Fungus Treatment

Nail Fungus Treatment

NAIL FUNGUS TREATMENT

Under certain conditions, a person can develop a

fungal infection under the fingernail or toenail. If you have diabetes, you are more

likely to develop such an infection. And this onychomycosis is more than cosmetic; it can

seriously complicate foot care.

Part of diabetic foot care consists of minimizing

or promptly treating any condition which might encourage foot infections. Fungal

infections (such as "athlete's foot") dry and crack the skin and encourage

infection. Those infections can have serious, even drastic consequences, so it is time for

the "ounce of prevention."

Along with good footgear, cleanliness, regular

foot examination by your doctor, and daily self-examination, there is now an appropriate

pharmaceutical treatment for nail fungus, hand or foot: LAMISIL (terbinafine

hydrochloride) tablets. Used in Europe and Canada since 1991, LAMISIL is manufactured by

Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, a division of Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, and is

available by prescription. After extensive safety tests, LAMISIL has been approved for use

in the United States.

For more information about LAMISIL, and
the nail fungus it treats, call 1-800-940-1388, for a free video and information
brochure, or contact: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 59 Rt. 10, East
Hanover, NJ 07936; telephone: (201) 503-5588.