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terbinafin

terbinafin is the alternative form of terbinafine.

Meaning of terbinafine

Noun

terbinafine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic allylamine antifungal drug that is highly lipophilic, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₅N·HCl orally in the treatment of onychomycosis and topically in the treatment of tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and athlete's foot.
    • Terbinafine is a newly developed oral and topical antifungal agent in the allylamine class of antifungal compounds (Petranyi et al, 1984). Discovered in 1983, it is closely related to naftifine. Terbinafine became available in Europe in 1991, and in 1996 in the United States.2003, Peter G. Pappas, “Terbinafine”, in William E. Dismukes, Peter G. Pappas, Jack D. Sobel, editors, Clinical Mycology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 104

Questions about terbinafin

What is terbinafin the alternative form of?
Terbinafin is the alternative form of terbinafine.

Words near terbinafin in the dictionary

  1. terbequinil
  2. terbia
  3. terbian
  4. terbias
  5. terbic
  6. terbinafin
  7. terbinafine
  8. terbium
  9. terbium oxide
  10. terbium oxides
  11. terbogrel

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