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Rhiannon C Miller1, Fludiona Naka1, Shari R Lipner1
1Ms. Miller and Dr. Lipner are from the Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. Dr. Naka is from the Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Abstract:
Because oral terbinafine is now formulated only as a tablet, there is a barrier to treatment of superficial fungal infections in patients who are unable to swallow a pill such as young children and patients with pill dysphagia. We describe a preparation method that allows this population to safely and effectively use oral terbinafine.
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