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tolnaftate (Tinactin, Fungi Cure)
Tradename: Tinactin.
Indications:,
- Tinea pedis, Tinea cruris, Tinea corporis, Tinea manus, caused by Trichophyton rubrum, T mentagrophytes, T tonsurans, Microsporum canis, M audouinii, Epidermophyton floccosum
- Tinea versicolor caused by Malassezia furfur.
- Tinea barbae, Tinea capitis [3]
- paronychia [3]
- cutaneous candidiasis [3]
Dosage: 1% cream/gel/powder/solution/liquid BID. Adverse reaction: local irritation
Interactions
drug interactions
General
antifungal agent
Properties
MISC-INFO: pregnancy-category ?
safety in lactation ?
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=5510
References
- The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed.
Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996.
- Drug Information & Medication Formulary, Veterans Affairs,
Central California Health Care System, 1st ed., Ravnan et al
eds, 1998. - not on National VA formulary
- Deprecated Reference
Component-of
tolnaftate/triclosan