Skin assessment
- Medical questionnaire and photo review
- Personalized treatment plan
- Prescription when appropriate
CA$175
per consultation
Modern Dermatology
Itraconazole
Prescription only
Itraconazole prescribed online
Itraconazole is an oral antifungal for ringworm, jock itch and nail fungus. Your clinician first checks if online care is suitable, because it needs a careful review of your medicines and health.
Start my assessmentAt a glance
- Oral capsule or liquid (itraconazole)
- For stubborn fungal skin and nail infections
- Dose set by your clinician
Why Modern Dermatology
- Canadian-licensed medical professionals, 100% online
- Prescriptions sent to your pharmacy or delivered
- Follow-up and refills through your Care Team
Used forRingworm and fungal skin infectionsJock itchFungal skin infections
Itraconazole can worsen heart failure and can harm the liver. Many medicines should not be taken with it. Tell your clinician about every medicine you take. Seek urgent care for swollen legs, shortness of breath, dark urine or yellow skin.
Choosing the right plan for you
Your clinician sets the dose and the length of treatment. The plan depends on where the infection is and on the medicines you take.
Considerations include
- The site and size of the infection
- Past treatments and how they worked
- Other medicines you take
- Liver and heart health
- Pregnancy plans
How itraconazole works
Itraconazole stops the fungus from building its cell wall
Fungi need a substance called ergosterol to build their cell membrane. Itraconazole blocks an enzyme that the fungus uses to make it. The membrane then fails, and the fungus cannot grow.
The medicine collects in the skin and nails and stays for a while after you stop. Nails need months to grow out.
Modern Dermatology
Itraconazole
Prescription only
Recommended for
- Ringworm on the body
- Jock itch
- Nail fungus
- Infections that did not respond to creams
- Widespread fungal rash
Your clinician reviews your skin and history, and confirms that this treatment is right for you before prescribing.
Blocks ergosterol production
Fungus cannot build membranes
Stops fungal growth
Infection cannot spread
Stays in skin and nails
Keeps working after dosing
Treats from the inside
Reaches hard-to-treat areas
How it works.
- 01
Tell us about your skin
Complete a quick medical questionnaire and upload a few photos of your skin concerns. No appointment needed.
- 02
Get your personalized treatment plan
A Canadian-licensed medical professional will review your information and recommend a personalized treatment plan, including prescriptions when appropriate. Most conditions can be assessed without a video consultation.
- 03
Start your treatment
Get your prescribed medications delivered right to your door. Medication costs are billed separately from your consultation.
- 04
Follow up on your progress
At a follow-up, your clinician can review your progress, discuss side effects and adjust your treatment if needed.
Clear answers.
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Start my assessmentPossibly. You fill out a short health form, and a Canadian-licensed medical professional reviews your case. If itraconazole is right for you, your clinician sends a prescription to your pharmacy. Your clinician first checks if online care is suitable, and some people need in-person care or specialist monitoring.
It blocks an enzyme that the fungus needs to make its cell membrane. The membrane weakens and the fungus stops growing. Your skin or nail then slowly clears.
A skin infection can clear in a few weeks. A nail infection can take months, because a healthy nail must grow out. Your clinician sets the length of treatment.
Nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea, headache and rash are the most common. Rarely, it can harm the liver or affect the heart. Seek urgent care for dark urine, yellow skin or swollen legs.
People with heart failure, and people who take certain medicines, should not take it. Pregnancy is also a concern. Your clinician reviews your health and medicines before any prescription.
Other options include creams or solutions such as ciclopirox, clotrimazole, ketoconazole and efinaconazole, and the oral medicine terbinafine. Your clinician talks about which fits your infection.
Many medicines interact with itraconazole, including some for heart, stomach, mood and cholesterol. Tell your clinician and your pharmacist about everything you take, including supplements.
Itraconazole is generally avoided in pregnancy and when breastfeeding. Tell your clinician if you are pregnant, plan to be pregnant or are breastfeeding. Your clinician advises on contraception.
Each consultation costs CA$175. Your pharmacy charges separately for medication. Ask your insurer whether your plan covers the prescribed treatment.
Sporanox is the brand name in Canada for itraconazole. A generic version has the same active ingredient. Your pharmacist may offer either one, and your clinician can ask for a specific product.
Your Care Team checks in before each refill. Your clinician may ask for photos or an update on how you feel. If itraconazole is still right for you, the prescription is renewed and sent to your pharmacy.
Careful checks, every step
Medicine review
Your clinician checks all your medicines, because many cannot be taken with itraconazole.
Liver checks
Blood tests for the liver may be needed, mostly for long courses or liver risk, as your clinician decides.
Heart symptoms
Report swollen legs, sudden weight gain or shortness of breath right away.
Progress check-ins
Your Care Team reviews photos to see how the infection responds.
Simple pricing for your skin care.
Medication costs are separate. Ask your insurer whether your plan reimburses online consultations.
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Related treatments
Your clinician can suggest another option when this one is not the right fit.