Prevention

To help prevent tinea versicolor from returning, your doctor can prescribe a skin or oral treatment that you use once or twice a month. You may need to use these just during warm and humid months. Preventive treatments include:

• Selenium sulfide (Selsun) 2.5 percent lotion or shampoo
• Ketoconazole (Ketoconazole, Nizoral, others) cream, gel or shampoo
• Itraconazole (Onmel, Sporanox) tablets, capsules or oral solution
• Fluconazole (Diflucan) tablets or oral solution