subject: Over The Counter Remedy For Ringworm [print this page] When treating a certain disease, we need to seek professional help to help us in treating and handling of the disease itself. Others just want to directly cure the disease than visiting a physician for it will cost another burden on their savings. Others prefer to buy the medicine directly from pharmacies and prefer to have a self medication especially when it is only a minor skin disease. Regarding with this, there's an over the counter medicine that is available for the consumers.
Over the counter medicine are safe enough to be bought freely from any pharmacies without the guidance of a doctor. Here are some lists of the medicines that use for the treatment of ringworm that is stronger than ordinary that you could take orally or through application.
- Micatin-it is classified as antifungal that is used in treating skin infections mainly tinea pedis, tinea curis, tinea corporis and candidiasis. Its medication last up to 2-4 weeks which depends on the healing process of the disease. It is a topical cream that is being applied between morning and evening on the infected area after washing with soap and water. It is good in treating jock itch and athlete's foot that was caused by fungal infection. It gives you a relief from itchiness that results in some irritations.
- Lotrimin-its healing power is weakening the fungus causing it to die. This is for topical use only that must be used on skin. Clean the skin that was infected by fungus with soap and water. Gently rub it on skin just to have a small amount on the skin. After allying the cream, wash your hands to avoid the spread of fungus in other parts of your body. You may forget it and might not aware that you might rub your hands to some parts of your body causing the infection to spread.
- Ketoconazol-this is an antifungal shampoo and cream that is also used in treating fungal infection in scalp that causes the itchiness and scaling as well as flaking. It is applies 2-6 weeks of continued use to control the growth of fungus. The most common used shampoo is head and shoulders and Selsun blue in treating dandruff.
- Mycelex-It is one of the most effective and is cheap. Anyone could afford to buy and the result is agreeable. Its main active ingredient Butoconazole is the one that fights the fungus that causes the ringworm to evolve.
These medications are easily performed at the comfort of your own house which makes it convenient to use. You can still do the treatment in your house without the need to go in a hospital. It will save you money as well as you can do it comfortably using your own time. The only thing that you have to be aware of is that, you must continue the treatment until it has fully recovered. Have some extension of 5 days to make sure to prevent the fungus from coming repetitively.
If you notice some itchy dark scar, that is normal. Just avail of these over the counter medicine to recover from ringworm. But this is only for the onset of the skin infection. If the infection became worst, that's the time that you have to seek for a doctor.
