Antifungal Drugs

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 .