Antifungal Creams
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medicines. They work by damaging the fungus cell wall causing the fungus cell to die.
infection.
Different kinds of Antifungal
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Clotrimazole: An antifungal medication that can be used for humans and animals for the treatment of
oral thrush, ringworm, athlete's foot and jock itch.
* Econazole: An antifungal medication for the imidazole class like athlete's foot, tinea or pityriasis versicolor, ringworm, and jock itch.
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Ketoconazole: A synthetic antifungal drug that is used for the treatment of skin and
fungal infections.
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Miconazole: An imidazole antifungal used for the treatment of fungal
infections by applying topically to the skin or mucus membranes.
* Sulconazole: Available in
cream or solution, sulconazole is under the imidazole class used to cure skin infections like athlete's foot, ringworm, jock itch, and sun fungus.
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Terbinafine: A synthetic allylamine antifungal used to treat dermatophytes, a group of fungi.
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Amorolfine: An allylamine antifungal drug available over the counter in some countries that has the ability to cure a wide variety of fungal infection.
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Griseofulvin: An antifungal drug that can cure different fungal infections of the skin like ringworm.
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Tips
Fungal infections come in different forms and below are some of the tips in choosing for the right cream.
* Determining the type of fungal
infection must be done first.
* Determine if the antifungal
creamneeds a combination of other agents like steroids.
* Ask a physician if a certain cream must be avoided.
* Find out if a prescription for antifungal cream is needed or if over the counter antifungal creams can be used.
* Trying out different
antifungal creams is advisable if the ones used have stopped working.
* See a doctor if the chosen product does not work.
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