clotrimazole cream uses

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Clotrimazole Cream Uses:

  • Dermal Infections: Clotrimazole cream is used to treat dermal infections caused by various species of pathogenic fungi. It is effective against fungal skin infections such as tinea corporis (ringworm), tinea cruris (jock itch), and tinea pedis (athletes foot).

  • Vaginal Yeast Infections: Clotrimazole cream is also available in a vaginal formulation and is used to treat vaginal yeast infections. It helps reduce vaginal burning, itching, and discharge that may occur with this condition.

  • Other Fungal Infections: Clotrimazole cream may be used to treat other fungal infections as prescribed by a healthcare professional.

Clotrimazole Cream Ingredients:

  • Active Ingredient: Each gram of Clotrimazole Cream USP contains 10 mg of clotrimazole USP.

  • Excipients with Known Effect: Cetostearyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol.

  • Vanishing Cream Base Ingredients: Sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, octyldodecanol, purified water.

  • Preservative: Benzyl alcohol (1%).