Analysis on curative effects and safety of 2% liranaftate ointment in treating tinea pedis and tinea corporis & cruris

Pak J Pharm Sci. 2017 May;30(3(Special)):1103-1106.

Abstract

The paper is intended to analyze and evaluate the specific curative effect and safety of 2% liranaftate ointment in treating patients with tinea pedis and tinea cruris. 1,100 cases of patients with tinea pedis and tinea corporis & cruris were selected as research objects and were divided into two groups according to the random number table method. They were treated with different methods: 550 cases of patients were treated with 2% liranaftate ointment for external use in the observation group and the rest 550 cases of patients were treated with 1% bifonazole cream in the control group. The treatment time was two weeks for patients with tinea corporis & cruris and four weeks for those with tinea pedis respectively. Meanwhile, the one-month follow-up visit was conducted among the patients to compare the curative effects of two groups. After the medication, the curative effectiveness rate was 87.65% (482/550) in the observation group, while that was 84.91% (467/550) in the control group. After the average follow-up visits of (15.5±2.4), the curative effectiveness rate 96.55% (531/550) in the observation group, while that was 91.45% (503/550) in the control group. Two groups of patients recovered well with a low incidence of adverse reactions in the treatment, and the overall curative effect was good with the inter-group difference at P>0.05, so it was without statistical significance. The curative effect of 2% liranaftate ointment is safe and obvious in treating tinea pedis and tinea corporis & cruris, so it is valuable for clinical popularization and application.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Cutaneous
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antifungal Agents / adverse effects
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Naphthalenes / administration & dosage
  • Naphthalenes / adverse effects
  • Naphthalenes / therapeutic use*
  • Ointments / administration & dosage
  • Ointments / therapeutic use
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage
  • Pyridines / adverse effects
  • Pyridines / therapeutic use*
  • Thiocarbamates / administration & dosage
  • Thiocarbamates / adverse effects
  • Thiocarbamates / therapeutic use*
  • Tinea / drug therapy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Imidazoles
  • Naphthalenes
  • Ointments
  • Pyridines
  • Thiocarbamates
  • liranaftate
  • bifonazole