What treatments work for ringworm?
Ringworm is caused by a fungus. There are several drugs that can kill fungi or stop them growing. There’s good research showing that these drugs can cure ringworm. You can get antifungal drugs as creams or tablets. The type you need depends on where on your body the infection is, and sometimes on the type of fungus that’s causing the infection. • Antifungal creams cure most people with body ringworm. You can buy antifungal creams yourself from a pharmacy. • For more severe ringworm infections, antifungal tablets work well. You need a doctor’s prescription for these. Children with scalp ringworm always need to take tablets. Beard ringworm is also treated with tablets. • There are several different kinds of antifungal tablets. Most of the research shows that they all work about as well as each other. But newer drugs, like terbinafine, tend to work more quickly than the older ones, such as griseofulvin. • Some antifungal tablets work better against particular types of fungi. Your doctor m
