Pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis
Not to be confused with Antifungal protein.
Antifungal
Drug class
Canesten (clotrimazole) antifungal cream
Synonyms
antimycotic medication
Legal status
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An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Such drugs are usually obtained by a doctor's prescription, but a few are available over the counter (OTC). The evolution of antifungal resistance is a growing threat to health globally.[1]
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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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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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or itching at the affected area Liranaftate, a similar thiocarbamate antifungal "International Non-Proprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Preparations....
antibiotic or antifungal activity and are used as pharmaceutical drugs. Rapamycin is also a macrolide and was originally developed as an antifungal, but is...
include microscopy and culture of skin scrapings. Treatment is with topical antifungal medications and is particularly effective if symptoms have recent onset...
antibiotics to be discontinued, and treatment with antifungal eardrops for three weeks. The antifungal medications can be administered in the form of creams...
The antifungal protein family is a protein family, with members sharing a structure consisting of five antiparallel beta strands which are highly twisted...
Ciclopirox is a synthetic antifungal agent for topical dermatologic treatment of superficial mycoses. It is most useful against tinea versicolor. It is...
laboratory testing. Onychomycosis does not necessarily require treatment. The antifungal medication terbinafine taken by mouth appears to be the most effective...
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...
is the basis for the use of some antifungals against West African sleeping sickness. Amphotericin B, an antifungal drug, targets ergosterol. It binds...
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...
repeated nail biting or hangnails. Treatment includes antibiotics and antifungals, and if pus is present, the consideration of incision and drainage. Paronychia...
chlamydia and gonorrhea, testing may be recommended. Treatment is with an antifungal medication. This may be either as a cream such as clotrimazole or with...
1016/S0031-9422(00)82575-3 Antifungal activity of constituents from the heartwood of Gmelina arborea: Part 1. Sensitive antifungal assay against Basidiomycetes...
Dermostatin Baron, S.; Dixon, D. M.; Walsh, T. J. (1996). "Antifungal Agents". Polyene Antifungal Drugs. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston...
Diagnosis is based on symptoms. There is no known cure for dandruff. Antifungal cream, such as ketoconazole, or the keratolytic agent salicylic acid may...
carbon source. Violacein has antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Its antifungal properties are of particular interest, since J. lividum...