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What do doctors give you to treat ringworms?
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Depends: For most sites located on open skin, over the counter products like tinactin (tolnaftate) (and others) are adequate treatment. If located in the scalp, the germ is deep in the hair root and requires prescribed oral medication.
Answered 11/28/2014
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