| Message: | Antifungal Antibiotics Clotrimazole
Product Name: Clotrimazole
CAS: 23593-75-1
Einecs: 245-764-8
MF: C22H17ClN2
MW: 344.84
Purity: 99%
Grade: Pharmaceutical Grade
Standard: Enterprise Standard
Appearance: White Powder
Usage: Pharmaceutical Raw Materials
Clotrimazole (brand name Canesten or Lotrimin) is an antifungal medication commonly used in the treatment of fungal infections (of both humans and other animals) such as vaginal yeast infections, oral thrush, and ringworm. It is also used to treat athlete's foot and jock itch.It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medication needed in a basic health system.
It is commonly available as an over-the-counter substance in various dosage forms, such as a cream, vaginal tablet, or as a prescription troche or throat lozenge (prescription only). Topically, clotrimazole is used for vulvovaginal candidiasis (yeast infection) or yeast infections of the skin. For vulvovaginal candidiasis (yeast infection), clotrimazole tablets and creams are inserted into the vagina. Troche or throat lozenge preparations are used for oropharyngeal candidiasis (oral thrush) or prophylaxis against oral thrush in neutropenic patients.
Clotrimazole is usually used 5 times daily for 14 days for oral thrush, twice daily for 2 to 8 weeks for skin infections, and once daily for 3 or 7 days for vaginal infections.
Clotrimazole is also commonly used in conjunction with betamethasone as a topical cream for tinea corporis (ringworm), tinea cruris (jock itch), or tinea pedis (athlete's foot).
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