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Antifungals, Azole (Systemic)

Description

Azole antifungals are used to treat serious fungus infections that may occur in different parts of the body. These medicines may also be used for other problems as determined by your doctor.

Azole antifungals are available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral

Fluconazole
- Capsules (Canada)
- Oral suspension (U.S. and Canada)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Itraconazole
- Capsules (U.S. and Canada)
- Oral solution (U.S.)
Ketoconazole
- Oral suspension (Canada)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)

Parenteral

Fluconazole
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Itraconazole
- Injection (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Diflucan ¹
Nizoral ³
Sporanox ²

In Canada -

Diflucan ¹
Diflucan-150 ¹
Nizoral ³
Sporanox ²

Note:

For quick reference, the following antifungals are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1.	Fluconazole (floo-KOE-na-zole)
2.	Itraconazole (i-tra-KOE-na-zole)
3.	Ketoconazole (kee-toe-ko-NA-zole)

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Antifungals, Azole (Systemic)

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