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Study Confirms Lasting Efficacy of Lamisil(R) Tablets in Curing Toenail Fungus; Almost Half of Patients Remain Infection Free for Up To 5 Years; Longest Follow-Up Study in Toenail Fungus Reaffirms Efficacy of Novartis'' Lamisil.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 15-MAR-02 		Format: Online - approximately 721 words
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EAST HANOVER, N.J. -- Lamisil(R) Tablets (terbinafine hydrochloride tablets) provide a long-term cure for toenail fungal infection (onychomycosis) with low relapse rates, according to five-year data reported in this month's issue of Archives of Dermatology. Study results demonstrate almost half of all patients treated with Lamisil remain mycologically cured (based on negative results on both microscopy and culture samples taken from the target toenail) after 5 years without any additional treatment.

"These findings offer patients and physicians evidence that toenail fungus can be effectively treated with 12 weeks of treatment with Lamisil," said Bardur Sigurgeirsson, MD, lead author of the study and Assistant Professor of...

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