What Is Clotrimazole Cream?
Clotrimazole cream is an over-the-counter medicine. Its main active ingredient is clotrimazole. Similar drugs include clotrimazole ointment and miconazole cream. The drug is a broad-spectrum antifungal drug, and its mechanism of action is to inhibit the synthesis of fungal cell membranes and affect its metabolic processes. It has antibacterial effect on a variety of superficial and deep fungi. [1-2]
Clotrimazole cream
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- Drug Name
- Clotrimazole cream
- Alias
- Clotrimazole
- Whether prescription drugs
- Non-prescription drugs
- Main indications
- Tinea pedis
- Dosage
- external use
- Dosage form
- Cream
- Clotrimazole cream is an over-the-counter medicine. Its main active ingredient is clotrimazole. Similar drugs include clotrimazole ointment and miconazole cream. The drug is a broad-spectrum antifungal drug, and its mechanism of action is to inhibit the synthesis of fungal cell membranes and affect its metabolic processes. It has antibacterial effect on a variety of superficial and deep fungi. [1-2]
- The function is to inhibit fungi, the composition is clotrimazole (tribenzimidazole), the trait is cream, the indications are hand fungus and other shallow fungal skin diseases, topical application to the affected area.
- Athlete's foot is a very common skin disease that can easily cause fungal infections in other parts of the body, such as ringworm, ringworm, and tinea capitis. For different types of beriberi, the treatment methods will be different. The hyperkeratosis type uses ointment with better effect. For external use, you can use athlete's foot ointment or 1% to 3% clotrimazole cream. [3-5]