Ketoconazole (Oral Route)


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Ketoconazole (Oral Route)

Drug Information provided by: Micromedex

US Brand Names

  • Nizoral

Description

Ketoconazole is used to treat serious fungal or yeast infections, such as candidiasis (thrush, oral thrush), blastomycosis (Gilchrist's disease), coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever, San Joaquin Valley fever), histoplasmosis (Darling's disease), chromoblastomycosis (chromomycosis), or paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis, Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease). This medicine works by killing the fungus or yeast, or preventing its growth .

Ketoconazole is also used to treat parasitic fungal infections on the skin (such as athlete's foot or ringworm) that cannot be treated with topical medicine or griseofulvin, or for patients who cannot take griseofulvin .

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription .

This product is available in the following dosage forms:

  • Tablet
Before Using
DR602563 Portions of this document last updated: Dec. 1, 2012

Source: Drug Information provided by: Micromedex

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