Candidal skin infection treatment, reviewed by a pharmacist
A short online consultation, a clinician-led prescription if suitable, and antifungal treatment delivered discreetly to your door.
- Answer a few quick questions about your symptoms
- Get a prescription from a UK clinician if suitable
- Treatment delivered discreetly to your door
Recognise the symptoms?
- Red, moist, sore patches of skin, often in body folds
- Itching or a burning sensation in the affected area
- Small spots or pustules at the edge of the rash (satellite lesions)
- Soreness under the breasts, in the groin, armpits or between fingers or toes
- Skin that looks shiny or softened by moisture
- Symptoms that persist or worsen in warm, sweaty areas
How it works
Answer a few quick questions
Tell us about your symptoms and medical history in a short online consultation.
Reviewed by a UK clinician
A GPhC-registered pharmacist checks your answers and, if appropriate, issues a prescription.
Delivered to your door
Your treatment is dispensed and posted out in discreet, plain packaging.
Common triggers for candidal skin infections
Candida is a yeast that normally lives harmlessly on the skin but can overgrow in certain conditions.
Warm, moist skin folds
Sweating and heat
Tight or non-breathable clothing
Recent antibiotic use
Diabetes or a weakened immune system
When to see a GP instead
This service is for straightforward, localised candidal skin infections. See a GP if the rash is widespread, keeps recurring, doesn't improve with treatment, shows signs of a bacterial infection such as spreading redness, swelling or pus, or if you have diabetes, a weakened immune system, or are otherwise unwell, as candidal infections can need extra assessment in these situations.
FAQs
It's a common yeast infection of the skin caused by an overgrowth of Candida, most often in warm, moist areas such as skin folds, the groin or under the breasts.
It's caused by the same type of yeast as oral or vaginal thrush, but affects the skin rather than the mouth or genitals. This service is for skin symptoms only.
It can occasionally spread through close skin contact, but it usually develops because of local conditions like warmth, moisture and friction rather than from another person.
Recurrent infections are often linked to ongoing moisture, tight clothing, or underlying factors such as diabetes. Your clinician can advise on reducing your risk.
Yes, antibiotics can sometimes disrupt the natural balance of organisms on your skin and make a candidal infection more likely.
Most antifungal creams need to be used for one to two weeks, even after symptoms settle, to fully clear the infection.
Keeping the affected area clean and dry, wearing loose, breathable clothing, and drying skin folds thoroughly after washing can all help reduce recurrence.
Clear up your skin infection
Complete your free online consultation now to get antifungal treatment reviewed by a UK clinician.
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