Definition of "terbinafine" (pharmacology) A synthetic allylamine antifungal drug that is highly lipophilic , used in the form of its hydrochloride C 21H 25N ·HCl orally in the treatment of onychomycosis and topically in the treatment of tinea corporis , tinea cruris , and athlete 's foot . quotations
Quotations 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, page 104