Drug details

Nizoral (ketoconazole)

type of Antifungals, Topical

Nizoral (ketoconazole) is an antifungal agent indicated for the treatment of the following systemic fungal infections: candidiasis, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, oral thrush, candiduria, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, chromomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis.

The drug is often used to treat Thrush .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• stomach pain,
• itching or skin rash,
• impotence, or
• breast swelling,
• loss of interest in sex.

The following drugs are related to Nizoral, either as a replacement or used together:

• Mycelex (clotrimazole)
• Lotrisone (clotrimazole and betamethasone)
• Cordran Lotion (flurandrenolide lotion)
• Diflucan (fluconazole)
• Isturisa (osilodrostat tablets, for oral use)
• Sporanox (itraconazole capsules)
• Sporanox Oral Solution (itraconazole oral solution)
• Xolegel (ketoconazole)
• Nizoral Shampoo (ketoconazole 2%)
• Korlym (mifepristone)
• Recorlev (levoketoconazole tablets)
• Monistat-Derm (miconazole)
• Oravig (miconazole buccal tablets)
• Monistat Vaginal Cream (miconazole nitrate vaginal cream)
• Nystatin Oral Suspension (nystatin (oral))
• Nystatin Cream (nystatin cream, ointment)
• Terazol 3, Terazol 7 (terconazole)

The following supplements are related to Nizoral, and may be used together with the drug:

• Tea Tree Oil (s.)
• Bitter Orange (s.)