Tolnaftate (tinactin), a new topical antifungal agent

Using the double-blind technique, patients with tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea corporis were treated with either (a) 1% tolnaftate in a cream base or (b) the cream base.Twenty-four of 29 patients (82.7%) using 1% tolnaftate cream demonstrated clearing or great improvement of their lesions after three weeks of therapy, whereas only two of nine (22.2%) had similar results using the placebo.