Antifungal Agents and Indications - 2000


Drugs Dosing Tinea capitis Tinea corporis Tinea cruris Tinea pedis Tinea versicolor
Imidazoles            
Clotrimazole (Mycelex, Lotrimin)

Cream 1%, lotion 1%, solution 1%, powder, tablet, oral lozenge

bid   X X X X
Econazole nitrate (Spectazole)

Cream 1%

qd   X X X X
Fluconazole (Diflucan)

Powder for oral suspension, tablet

qd X X     X
Itraconazole (Sporanox)

Oral

Qd X X   X X
Ketoconazole (Nizoral)

Cream 2%, tablet, shampoo 2%

Qd-bid, cream; qu, oral; 2X week, shampoo X X X X X
Miconazole nitrate (Micatin, Monistat-Derm)

Cream, lotion, powder, aerosol powder, spray

Bid;

Qd, tinea

versicolor

  X X X X
Oxiconazole nitrate (Oxistat)

Cream 1%, lotion 1%

Qd-bid   X X X X
Benzylamine derivative            
Butenafine HCL (Mentax)

Cream 1%, gel 1%

qd   X X X  
Allylamine derivatives            
Naftifine HCL (Naftin)

Cream 1%, gel 1%

Qd, cream;

Bid, gel

  X      
Terbinafine HCL (Lamisil)

Cream 1%, oral

Qd-bid, tinea cruris, tinea corporis; bid, tinea pedis X X X X X
Miscellaneous            
Benzoic acid/salicylic acid (Whitfield's ointment)

Ointment

6% benzoic acid

3% salicylic acid

bid       X  
Ciclopirox olamine

1% (Loprox)

Cream 1%, lotion 1%

bid   X X X X
Clioquinol (Vioform)

Cream 3%, ointment 3%

Bid-qid (not for use>1 week)   X X X  
Griseofulvin (Gris-PEG, Fulvicin, Grifulvin, etc.)

Tablets, oral suspension capsules

Single or divided doses X X X X  
Haloprogin (Halotex)

Cream 1%, solution 1%

bid   X   X  
Selenium Sulfide (Selsun, Exsel)

Shampoo, lotion 2.5%

Qd-2Xweek X       X
Tolnaftate (Aftate, NP 27m tubactubm etc,)

Cream 1%, soulution 1%, powder 1%, spray powder 1%, spray liquid 1%, gel 1%

bid   X X X X

 


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