Names of antifungal medicines

Antifungal medicines have many brand names, as they are made by differentpharmaceutical manufacturers. There are also many different types of antifungal medicines, including: clotrimazole econazole nitrate miconazole terbinafine fluconazole ketoconazole amphotericin The packaging should state what antifungal medicine the product contains and how much. This may be shown as a percentage for example, cream containing 1% clotrimazole or in milligrams (mg) for example, capsules containing 50mg of fluconazole. Types of antifungal medicines Antifungal medicines are available as: topical antifungals a cream, gel, ointment or spray applied directly to the body oral antifungals a capsule, tablet or liquid medicine that is swallowed intravenous antifungals an injection into a vein in your arm, usually in hospital through an intravenous infusion (a continuous drip of medicine through a narrow tube) Antifungal intravaginal pessaries are also available. Pessaries are small suppositoriesinserted intothe vagina to treat conditions such as Thrush .