With the Summer Olympics underway, I thought we’d stick with the athletic theme for our product highlight this week. The first product that came to my mind was Lamisil, to treat athlete’s foot. For those of you that want more details: Athlete's foot, also called Tinea Pedis, is a parasitic fungal infection of the epidermis of the human foot. The term "athlete's foot" refers to the disease and not the organism (fungus) that causes it. (source: Wikipedia).

And it’s not just professional athletes that may get it. Your local swimming pool or the showers in your gym may be breeding grounds for fungi. And most of us visit these facilities or have partners that do – oh yes, it is contagious. Athletes foot can be a precursor to fungal nail infections if not treated. And when that happens Lamisil is prescribed.

The American Podiatric Medical Association has all the information you need on athlete’s foot.

APMA.org

Some Facts (source: www.athletes-foot.eu)

Typically there are two kinds of fungi responsible for causing athletes foot. These are Trichophyton and Epidermophyton.

People with diabetes are said to be up to three times more likely to contract athletes foot than non-diabetics.

The term 'athletes foot' came about as the condition is more commonly associated with athletes than other people. This is because they perspire more, thus increasing their chances of developing athletes foot. Not only this, but athletes using shared shower and changing room facilities in their bare feet increase the chances of athletes foot been spread and contracted.

Cotton socks can reduce the chances of developing athletes foot as cotton absorbs sweat.

What the Experts Say about Lamisil (Novartis brand name)/terbinafine

Below are links to MDs providing information about Lamisil/terbinafine

Healthline
Mayoclinic
QualityHealth

Section of page on Lamisil from QualityHealth.com

HealthPricer Network of Merchants Offering Lamisil

Depending on the strength of Lamisil you have been prescribed, there are a number of merchants offering Lamisil through HealthPricer.

HealthPricer.com