Mycelex - Clotrimazole

Griseofulvin (Grisactin) exerts its effect by being deposited in keratin precursor cells, which are then gradually lost (due to the constant shedding of top skin cells), and replaced by new, noninfected cells. The mode of action of flucytosine (Ancobon) is not clearly understood. Clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Mycelex) binds with phospholipids in the fungal cell membrane,... 

Caspofungin (Cancidas) Clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Mycelex, others) Clotrimazole Betamethasone (Lotrisone)... 

Clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Gyne-Lotrimin, Mycelex) is a broad-spectrum fungistatic imidazole drug used in the topical treatment of oral, skin, and vaginal infections with C. albicans. It is also employed in the treatment of infections with cutaneous dermatophytes. 

Ketoconazole (Nizoral) Nystatin (Mycostatin) Clotrimazole (Mycelex)... 

Clotrimazole Mycelex 3 Cetyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, PEG 400 stearate Methylparaben and propylparaben... 

Clotrimazole, which is used only topically, is available as a 1% cream, lotion, or solution (Lotrimin and Mycelex), as a 1% vaginal cream, as 100- or 500-mg vaginal tablets (Gyne-Lotrimin, Mycelex-G), and as 10-mg troches (Mycelex). 

Clotrimazole Antifungal (vaginal) 1990 Gyne-Lotrimin, Mycelex-7, Gyne-Lotrimin-3... 

Clotrimazole, 1% (cream, lotion, solution), apply to affected areas twice daily Lotrimin AF Cream/Lotion/Solution, Mycelex OTC Clotrimazole and miconazole also effective against Candida albicans. 

Clotrimazole is available as a 1% cream, lotion, and solution (Lotrimin, Mycelex, others), 1% or 2% vaginal cream or vaginal tablets of 100, 200, or 500 mg (Gyne-Lotrimin, Mycelex-G, others), and 10-mg troches (Mycelex, others). On the skin, applications are made twice a day. For the vagina, the standard regimens are one 100-mg tablet once a day at bedtime for 7 days, one 200-mg tablet daily for 3 days, one 500-mg tablet inserted only once, or 5 g of cream once a day for 3 days (2% cream) or 7 days (1% cream). For nonpregnant females, one 200-mg tablet may be used once a day for 3 days. Troches are to be dissolved slowly in the mouth live times a day for 14 days. 

Butoconazple, an imidazole, is pharmacologically quite comparable to clotrimazole. Butoconazole nitrate (mycelex 3, others) is available as a 2% vaginal cream. Because of the slower response during pregnancy, a 6-day course is recommended (during the second and third trimester). 

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