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The British Journal of Dermatology. Terbinafine in the Treatment of Onychomycosis: A Review of Its Efficacy in High-Risk Populations and in Patients With Nondermatophyte Infections.
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Terbinafine is an antifungal agent that is taken by mouth or applied to the skin. Terbinafine acts by interfering with the ability of fungi to make chemicals called sterols that are an important part of the membrane that surrounds fungal cells and holds them together.