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Pharmacy Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Econazole nitrate cream is a topical antifungal drug used to treat fungal skin infections. Econazole Nitrate Cream 1% is supplied in tubes of 15 grams, 30 grams, 85 grams and 120 grams and should be applied to the affected area once or twice per day depending upon the type of infection. Side effects may include burning, itching, or redness of the skin.
Econazole nitrate has caused birth defects in animal studies. It should be used in the first trimester of pregnancy only when the physician considers it essential to the welfare of the patient. The drug should be used during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy only if clearly needed. It is not known whether econazole nitrate is excreted in human milk.
Our econazole nitrate cream Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information as well as related drugs, user reviews, supplements, and diseases, and condition.
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The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.
Econazole nitrate cream is indicated for topical application in the treatment of tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton rubrum,Trichophyton men-tagrophytes, Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis, Microsporum audouini, Microsporum gypseum, and Epidermophyton floccosum, in the treatment of cutaneous candidiasis,and in the treatment of tinea versicolor.
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