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Drug class: What is Nizoral and why is it prescribed?
Drug Mechanism: How does Nizoral work?
Dosage: How should you take Nizoral?
Possible food and drug interactions when taking Nizoral
Special information on Nizoral
Side effects of Nizoral
| Drug class: What is Nizoral and why is it prescribed? | ||
| Nizoral Cream 2% - 15gm tube, a broad-spectrum antifungal drug, may be used to treat several fungal infections within the body, including oral thrush and candidiasis. Ketoconazole is also used to treat skin infections such as jock itch, athlete &cotes s foot, and ringworm; and fungal infections of the fingernails, toenails, lungs, vagina, and blood. Nizoral may also be given to treat severe, hard-to-treat fungal skin infections that have not cleared up after treatment with creams or ointments, or the |
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| Drug Mechanism: How does Nizoral work? | ||
| Ketoconazole is an antifungal medication. Fungi are organisms normally found on the skin and in moist areas of the body. When the skin is injured or chronically moistened, or normal bacteria flora of the body are altered due to prolonged antibiotic treatment, fungus can proliferate to cause inflammation of the skin or moist body areas. Fungus organisms can also infect the lungs and other body tissues especially in patients with weakened immune systems. Ketoconazole causes leakiness in the fungal cell that causes its death. |
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| Dosage: How should you take Nizoral? | ||
| Take Nizoral exactly as prescribed. You should keep using Nizoral until tests show that your fungal infection has subsided. If you stop too soon, the infection might return. You may want to take Nizoral Tablets with meals to avoid stomach upset. Avoid alcohol and do not take with antacids. If antacids are necessary, you should wait 2 to 3 hours before taking them. ADULTS The recommended starting dose of Nizoral is a single daily dose of 200 |
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| Possible food and drug interactions when taking Nizoral | ||
| If Nizoral is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Nizoral with the following:
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| Special information on Nizoral | ||
| Special information if you are pregnant or breastfeeding: If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, inform your doctor immediately. Nizoral should be taken during pregnancy only if the benefit outweighs the possible harm to your unborn child. Since Nizoral can probably make its way into breast milk, it should not be taken during breastfeeding. If you are a new mother, check with your doctor. You may need to stop breastfeeding while you are taking Nizoral. |
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| Side effects of Nizoral | ||
| Side effects from Nizoral cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Nizoral. More common side effects of Nizoral may include: Nausea, vomiting. Less common side effects of Nizoral may include: Abdominal pain, itching. Rare side effects of Nizoral may include: Breast swelling (in men), depression, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, |
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