An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such...
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of topical antifungal drugs are azole antifungals, polyene antifungals, allylamine antifungals, and other antifungals. Azole antifungals inhibit the...
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Ketoconazole (category Antifungals for dermatologic use)
sold under the brand name Nizoral among others, is an antiandrogen, antifungal, and antiglucocorticoid medication used to treat a number of fungal infections...
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Azole (redirect from Azole antifungals)
1,2,4-thiadiazole 1,2,5-thiadiazole 1,3,4-thiadiazole The search for antifungal agents with acceptable toxicity profiles led first to the discovery of...
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Treatment is typically with antifungal creams such as clotrimazole or miconazole. If the scalp is involved, antifungals by mouth such as fluconazole...
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Fluconazole (category Triazole antifungals)
Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used for a number of fungal infections. This includes candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis...
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The antifungal protein family is a protein family, with members sharing a structure consisting of five antiparallel beta strands which are highly twisted...
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Tolnaftate (redirect from Ting antifungal cream)
or itching at the affected area Liranaftate, a similar thiocarbamate antifungal "International Non-Proprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Preparations....
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include microscopy and culture of skin scrapings. Treatment is with topical antifungal medications and is particularly effective if symptoms have recent onset...
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Efinaconazole (category Triazole antifungals)
Efinaconazole, sold under the brand name Jublia among others, is a triazole antifungal medication. It is approved for use in the United States, Canada, and Japan...
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Macrolide (section Antifungal drugs)
antibiotic or antifungal activity and are used as pharmaceutical drugs. Rapamycin is also a macrolide and was originally developed as an antifungal, but has...
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Seborrhoeic dermatitis (section Antifungals)
present. The condition is not contagious. The typical treatment is topical antifungal cream and anti-inflammatory agents. Specifically, ketoconazole or ciclopirox...
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amphotericin B may be used if these do not work. A number of topical antifungal medications may be used for vaginal infections, including clotrimazole...
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can be treated with topical antifungal medications such as clotrimazole or, for persistent infections, using oral antifungal medications such as terbinafine...
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Amphotericin B (category Antifungals for dermatologic use)
Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication used for serious fungal infections and leishmaniasis. The fungal infections it is used to treat include mucormycosis...
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Clotrimazole (category Imidazole antifungals)
Clotrimazole, sold under the brand name Lotrimin, among others, is an antifungal medication. It is used to treat vaginal yeast infections, oral thrush...
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oral antifungal medications can be used. Oral medications are taken once a day for 7 days and result in higher clinical cure rates. The antifungal medications...
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laboratory testing. Onychomycosis does not necessarily require treatment. The antifungal medication terbinafine taken by mouth appears to be the most effective...
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Ergosterol (section Target for antifungal drugs)
is the basis for the use of some antifungals against West African sleeping sickness. Amphotericin B, an antifungal drug, targets ergosterol. It binds...
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Zinc pyrithione (category Antifungals)
environmental toxicity. Ketoconazole, another antifungal agent used in shampoos Piroctone olamine, another antifungal agent used in shampoos Selenium disulfide...
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Ciclopirox (category Antifungals)
Ciclopirox is a synthetic antifungal agent for topical dermatologic treatment of superficial mycoses. It is most useful against tinea versicolor. It is...
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Sporidiobolaceae. It is a human fungal pathogen that exhibits resistance to antifungal compounds like fluconazole and caspofungin. Rhodosporidiobolus fluvialis...
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Dandruff (section Antifungals)
Diagnosis is based on symptoms. There is no known cure for dandruff. Antifungal cream, such as ketoconazole, or the keratolytic agent salicylic acid may...
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or more drugs used to fight them are no longer effective. Fungi evolve antifungal resistance, viruses evolve antiviral resistance, protozoa evolve antiprotozoal...
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infections can be cured with topical or systemic antifungal medications (commonly over-the-counter antifungal treatments like miconazole or clotrimazole)....
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Polyene antimycotic (redirect from Polyene antifungal drugs)
Dermostatin Baron, S.; Dixon, D. M.; Walsh, T. J. (1996). "Antifungal Agents". Polyene Antifungal Drugs. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston...
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Treatment typically involves antibiotics for bacterial infections and antifungals for fungal infections. If there is pus formation, incision and drainage...
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Look up antifungal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anti-fungal means to kill or to prevent growth of fungi, and may refer to: Antifungal medication...
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hydrocortisone (a class I topical steroid) with 2% miconazole (a broad spectrum antifungal). This combination drug is sold as Daktacort in UK, Daktodor in Greece...
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Terbinafine (category Antifungals)
Terbinafine is an antifungal medication used to treat pityriasis versicolor, fungal nail infections, and ringworm including jock itch and athlete's foot...
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