What are the treatment choices for nail fungal infections?
Your healthcare provider can prescribe medicine for your fungal infection that you take by mouth. For toenail fungal infections, treatment usually lasts 12 weeks. This medicine travels through the blood to reach the fungus under the nail. You could say it works from the inside out. To find out if one of these medicines is right for you, talk with your healthcare provider. Some people use products not approved by Health Canada for nail fungal infections, such as over-the-counter creams, lotions, and polishes from a drugstore or pharmacy. Others use home remedies, such as vinegar or other solutions. But these products may not work very well because they don’t reach the fungus where it lives under the nail. Back to TOC Do I have to treat my nail fungal infection? Some people choose to treat nail fungus. Some people don’t., but nail fungus often won’t go away all by itself. It can keep getting worse. It may spread from one nail to another, or to someone else. Your healthcare provider will
