Suggest Remedies For Dandruff

Posted on Tue, 10 Jan 2017

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Question : I suffer from severe dandruff. I have used all medicated shampoos but they always give a temporary relief that last for 3-4 days, post which dandruff reappear. Please help.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Ketoconazole +salicylic acid shampoo, oral antifungal like cap itraconazole

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
I understand your concern but dandruff is a chronic disease for which shampoos have to be used for a very long duration.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to use shampoo containing combination of ketoconazole and salicylic acid twice weekly and take oral antifungal like capsule itraconazole 100 mg twice daily for 10 days followed by capsule itraconazole 100 mg twice daily for 2 days per month for atleast 10-12 months.
Once your dandruff improves you can taper the usage of shampoo to once in a week or fortnight but don't discontinue it otherwise the dandruff will recur.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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