Over-the-counter medicine
Tolnaftate
Tolnaftate is an over-the-counter medicine. No generic is listed; pharmacies paid $0.119 per gram (Tolnaftate 1% cream) in the October 7, 2026 NADAC survey.
- No generic listed
- Over the counter
Check it at the source: the tolnaftate FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 29, 2026); every tolnaftate label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of January 29, 2026; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026; NADAC October 7, 2026
Used for
From the label: indications and usageproven clinically effective in the treatment of most athlete’s foot (tinea pedis) and ringworm (tinea corporis) helps prevent most athlete’s foot with daily use for effective relief of itching, burning, and cracking
Forms and strengths
- 0.01 g
- 1 g
- 1 mg
- 0.01 mg/15ml
- 0.01 g/ml
- 0.15 g/150g
- 0.3 g/30ml
- 0.3 g/28g
- 1 g/100ml
- 1 g/100g
- 1 g/1001
- 1 mg/1001
Liquid; aerosol (spray); cream; soap; patch.
On the market
- Generic approvals
- No generic approved
- Labelers listed (NDC)
- 142 of which 0 under generic applications, 0 under brand applications, repackagers included
Supply and safety
- Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
- $0.119 per gram Tolnaftate 1% cream
- Shortage (FDA)
- No current entry
- Recalls by its makers (FDA)
- 0 since 2021 4 Class I among all firms' recalls; 9 more by firms not listed as its makers
- FAERS reports
- 1,394 through July 30, 2026
What is tolnaftate used for?
From the label: indications and usageproven clinically effective in the treatment of most athlete’s foot (tinea pedis) and ringworm (tinea corporis) helps prevent most athlete’s foot with daily use for effective relief of itching, burning, and cracking
Conditions named in the indications of tolnaftate's FDA labels, with every medicine labeled for each:
From other tolnaftate labelsFungal infections: Uses proven clinically effective in the treatment of most athlete’s foot (tinea pedis) and ringworm (tinea corporis) helps prevent most athlete’s foot with daily use for effective relief of itching, burning, and cracking
Source: FDA drug label (ProClearz Laser Antifungal), Rooftop Consumer Health, inc, effective January 29, 2026 (SPL set 53648135-7b79-4775-993b-48fa1298b747), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
Is there a generic for tolnaftate?
No generic tolnaftate is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)
What do pharmacies pay for tolnaftate?
In CMS's NADAC survey of October 7, 2026, pharmacies paid $0.119 per gram (Tolnaftate 1% cream), up 7% from $0.111 on October 8, 2025. The chart's scale runs from the lowest to the highest price shown, not from zero. NADAC is what retail pharmacies paid their wholesalers, per unit, in CMS's monthly survey; what a patient pays depends on insurance and the pharmacy.
- Tolnaftate 1% cream (generic)
| Strength and form | Brand or generic | Pharmacy cost | 30 tablets, or one pen or vial | 12-month change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete's foot 1% powder spray | Generic | $0.0328 per gram | n/a | -1% |
| Ft antifungal 1% cream | Generic | $0.150 per gram | n/a | -6% |
| Sm antifungal 1% cream | Generic | $0.150 per gram | n/a | -6% |
| Tolnaftate 1% cream | Generic | $0.119 per gram | n/a | +7% |
Source: CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) survey, October 7, 2026: what retail pharmacies paid per unit; not a counter price
Has tolnaftate been recalled?
The FDA's Enforcement Report lists 9 recalls naming tolnaftate since 2021: 4 Class I (the most serious), 5 Class II, 0 Class III; 0 still ongoing. 9 of them are by firms that FDA's NDC Directory does not list as a maker of tolnaftate and that hold no application for it in Drugs@FDA, such as compounding pharmacies or bulk-ingredient suppliers; the recall notice names the product recalled. A recall names products and lots, not every product of the medicine.
| Started | Class | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2021 | Class I | Blistex Inc not a listed maker | Chemical contamination: Presence of benzene |
| October 1, 2021 | Class II | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. not a listed maker | cGMP Deviations: manufactured at the same facility where other lots were found to be contaminated with benzene. |
| October 1, 2021 | Class I | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. not a listed maker | Chemical Contamination: presence of benzene |
| October 1, 2021 | Class II | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. not a listed maker | cGMP Deviations: LOTRIMIN AF (Tolnaftate 1%) manufactured at the same facility where other lots were found to be contaminated with benzene. |
Source: FDA Enforcement Report (drug recalls) via openFDA, through October 8, 2026
What do FAERS reports show for tolnaftate?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 1,394 reports that list tolnaftate among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 119 are coded as a death and 385 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.
Reports received each year
The most reported reactions
Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026
What else is labeled for the same conditions as tolnaftate?
18 other medicines are given the same way (topical) and in the same FDA class as tolnaftate or labeled mainly for the same use (fungal infections), the same class first. Fungal infections lists all 33 medicines labeled for it, by any route. The first 8 are below. They are listed as records, not as substitutes: whether one can replace another is a prescriber's decision.
| Medicine | Shared indication | Generic labelers (topical) | Pharmacy cost | Shortage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clotrimazole | Fungal infections | 13 labelers | $0.133 per gram 1% topical cream | No current entry |
| Miconazole | Fungal infections | none listed | $0.120 per gram 2% topical cream | No current entry |
| Undecylenic acid | Fungal infections | none listed | n/a | No current entry |
| Ketoconazole | Fungal infections | 25 labelers | $0.249 per gram 2% cream | No current entry |
| Selenium sulfide | Fungal infections | 1 labeler | $0.0141 per mL 1% shampoo | No current entry |
| Ciclopirox | Fungal infections | 14 labelers | $0.169 per gram 0.77% cream | No current entry |
| Nystatin and triamcinolone | Fungal infections | 18 labelers | $0.225 per gram Nystatin-triamcinolone cream | No current entry |
| Terbinafine | Fungal infections | 20 labelers | $0.353 per gram 1% cream | No current entry |
Source: FDA drug labels (indications), NDC Directory, NADAC of October 7, 2026, FDA shortages (October 8, 2026)
How does tolnaftate compare with medicines for the same use?
4 side-by-side pages set tolnaftate beside a medicine whose label shares a use: approvals, generics, pharmacy cost, warnings and supply.
What next?
- Tolnaftate side effects
- the label's list beside FAERS reports
- Check an interaction
- what two or more labels say about each other