Evidence Rating: [C]
1st Line Treatment
- Benzoic Acid compound ointment (Whitfield’s ointment), topical,
Adults and Children: Apply twice daily to patches up to one or two weeks after the last visible rash has cleared
Or
- Clotrimazole 1%, topical,
Adults and Children: Apply twice daily to patches up to one or two weeks after last visible rash has cleared
Or
Adults and Children: Apply twice daily to patches up to one or two weeks after last visible rash has cleared
Or
- Ciclopirox olamine 1%, topical,
Adults and Children: Apply twice daily to patches up to one or two weeks after last visible rash has cleared
2nd Line Treatment
Adults
500 mg daily (double in severe infection) for 4 weeks
Children
12-18 years; 500 mg once daily or in two divided doses (may be doubled in severe infections) for 4 weeks
1 month-12 years; 10 mg/kg (max. 500 mg) once daily or in two divided doses for 4 weeks
Or
Adults
200 mg once daily or 12 hourly for 7 days
Children
12 years-18 years; 200 mg daily for 7 days
1 month-12 years; 3-5 mg/kg (max. 100 mg) once daily for 15 days or 30 days (for tinea pedis and manuum)
Or
Adults
250 mg daily for 2-6 weeks
Children over 1 year;
Bodyweight > 40 kg; 250 mg once daily for 4 weeks, (6 weeks-3 months in nail infections - see below)
Body weight 20-40 kg; 125 mg once daily for 4 weeks
Body weight 10-20 kg; 62.5 mg once daily for 4 weeks