Why Most OTC Athlete’s Foot Treatments Fail: And What Prescription Care Does Differently

Using products you can find in the drugstore to treat between-the-toes itch and discomfort can be frustrating. It may even go away immediately when using a spray from the store every day for a week, but go back to an itchy feeling between the toes as soon as you stop using the spray.

Why OTC Options Keep Failing You

Many Over-the-Counter (OTC) athlete’s foot products are only intended for use on cases of MILD and TEMPORARY fungal infections between the toes. They are NOT penetrating enough to KILL OFF the fungal infection completely. As a result, symptoms can come back within weeks. Re-infection occurs with return of symptoms due to the constant moist environment of infected toes in shoes and other daily habits that can lead to re-infection, such as walking around barefoot in locker rooms and gyms.

Where Prescription Care Gets It Right

Unlike over-the-counter products for mild cases of athlete’s foot, a prescription antifungal for athlete’s foot is taken very seriously. To make sure you get the best treatment possible for your athlete’s foot, we ensure that the prescription that we fill is filled with the correct dosage of antifungal medication for the severity of your case of athlete’s foot. For example, severe cases of athlete’s foot may require not only a topical treatment of antifungal medication, but also oral antifungal medication in conjunction with the topical treatment.

At STRIDE™, we treat each case of athlete’s foot individually and work with each of our patients to create a doctor-guided treatment plan that is given online and can be a 2-week oral-plus-cream treatment, or a 4-week cream-only treatment.

Best treatments for athlete’s foot can promise the earth and fail to deliver in the end. The only real way to ensure that the fungus has been eradicated for good is to have the right treatment in the first place – and for it to be used properly.