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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnEGreen" data-source="post: 2087073" data-attributes="member: 223921">"A pharmacist can help with fungal nail infectionsSpeak to a pharmacist if the look of your nail bothers you or it's painful.They may suggest:antifungal nail cream – it can take up to 12 months to cure the infection and doesn't always worknail-softening cream – used for 2 weeks to soften the nail so the infection can be scraped offThe infection is cured when you see healthy nail growing back at the base.""Treatment from a GPYour GP can prescribe antifungal tablets. You'll need to take these every day for up to 6 months.Tablets can have side effects including:headachesitchingloss of tastediarrhoeaYou can't take antifungal tablets if you're pregnant or have certain conditions. They can damage your liver.Badly infected nails sometimes need to be removed. It's a small procedure done while the area is numbed (under local anaesthetic).Other treatmentLaser treatment uses laser to destroy the fungus.You'll have to pay for it as it's not covered by the NHS. It can be expensive. There's little evidence to show it's a long-term cure as most studies only follow patients for 3 months."<a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/fungal-nail-infection/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/fungal-nail-infection/</a></blockquote>

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