Butenafine: uses, dosing, side effects & brands

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

What is butenafine?

Uses cures most athlete's foot between the toes. Effectiveness on the bottom or sides of foot is unknown. cures most jock itch and ringworm relieves itching, burning, cracking, and scaling which accompany these conditions

What kind of drug is butenafine?

The FDA classifies butenafine as a benzylamine antifungal. If you are checking whether it is safe to combine with something else, the class is what matters — two drugs from the same class usually should not be stacked.

Can you take butenafine with other medicines?

It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run butenafine against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.

What brand names is butenafine sold under?

We track 2 butenafine-containing products in the U.S.: Mentax and Mentax-Tc. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.

What forms does butenafine come in?

Across the brands we track, butenafine is currently marketed as topical, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.

Is there a generic butenafine?

We do not currently list a generic-labelled butenafine product. That does not always mean none exists — it means none appears under a generic name in the FDA data we track. Ask your pharmacist.