Clotrimazole is an antifungal medication used to treat fungal infections such as athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm, pityriasis versicolor, intertrigo, and erythrasma
. It is available in various forms such as creams, lotions, powders, oral lozenges, and vaginal inserts/tablets
. Clotrimazole is also available as a soap
. The cream form of clotrimazole contains 10 mg clotrimazole USP, dispersed in a vanishing cream base of sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetostearyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, purified water, and benzyl alcohol (1%) as preservative
. The soap form of clotrimazole contains 1% clotrimazole and is used for relief of most fungal skin infection symptoms
. The inactive ingredients in clotrimazole cream include benzyl alcohol (1%), cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl esters wax, 2-octyldodecanol, polysorbate 60, purified water, and sorbitan monostearate
. There are no positive or negative details available for clotrimazole.
