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2. Antifungal - Wikipedia

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   An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Such drugs are usually obtained by a doctor's prescription, but a few ...

3. Fluconazole - Wikipedia

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   Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used for a number of fungal infections. [5] This includes candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, dermatophytosis, and tinea versicolor. [5] It is also used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk such as following organ transplantation, low birth ...

4. Ketoconazole - Wikipedia

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   Ketoconazole, sold under the brand name Nizoral among others, is an antiandrogen, antifungal, and antiglucocorticoid medication used to treat a number of fungal infections. [11] Applied to the skin it is used for fungal skin infections such as tinea , cutaneous candidiasis , pityriasis versicolor , dandruff , and seborrheic dermatitis . [ 12 ]

5. Itraconazole - Wikipedia

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   Itraconazole. Itraconazole, sometimes abbreviated ITZ, is an antifungal medication used to treat a number of fungal infections. [7] This includes aspergillosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis. [7] It may be given by mouth or intravenously.

6. Amphotericin B - Wikipedia

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   Key:APKFDSVGJQXUKY-INPOYWNPSA-N Y. (verify) Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication used for serious fungal infections and leishmaniasis. [3] The fungal infections it is used to treat include mucormycosis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, and cryptococcosis. [4] For certain infections it is given with ...

7. Medicinal uses of fungi - Wikipedia

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   Medicinal uses of fungi. Appearance. Medicinal fungi are fungi that contain metabolites or can be induced to produce metabolites through biotechnology to develop prescription drugs. Compounds successfully developed into drugs or under research include antibiotics, anti-cancer drugs, cholesterol and ergosterol synthesis inhibitors, psychotropic ...