Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A broad-spectrum antifungal drug used topically to treat a variety of superficial fungal infections, including candidiasis and tinea.
Wiktionary
- n. An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
Etymologies
- c(h)lo(ro)- + tr(i)- (from its three phenyl groups) + im(id)azole. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“✤ Antifungal creams (imidazoles such as clotrimazole or econazole) should be applied once a day for at least a week (often more to make sure it has gone) in small amounts.”
“Unfortunately, during the last semi-final round, Tino spelled the word 'clotrimazole' incorrectly and finished 16 overall in the competition.”
“Most minor fungal infections can be treated with over-the-counter products that contain active fungal-fighting ingredients such as miconazole or clotrimazole.”
“In some cases, trich can be treated with clotrimazole, which has a 60 percent cure rate.”
“Antifungal external creams such as clotrimazole may reduce or even eliminate the symptoms, sometimes without actually curing the infection.”
“Other medicines that may work for yeast infections without STDs: nystatin, clotrimazole. magnesium sulfate”
“Other medicines that may work for yeast infections: nystatin, clotrimazole, Gentian Violet or ketaconazole mifepristone (RU 486)”
“Other medicines that may work for skin infections: antibiotic ointments, iodine for thrush in the mouth: lemon (not for babies), nystatin for vaginal yeast infections: nystatin, miconozole, clotrimazole hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix-B, Recombivax HB)”
“The medicines most commonly prescribed by a health care worker for treatment of oral fungal infections are antifungal agents such as nystatin or clotrimazole.”
“Un segundo estudio clnico realizado en 50 pacientes con candidiasis vaginal demostr que las pacientes tratadas con vulos a base de Smilax lundelii al 1% se comportaron en forma similar a las tratadas con clotrimazole (Cuadro 4).”
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