FUNGASOL Tablet

Composition ;

Each tablet FUNGASOL® contains Ketoconazole 200 mg

 

Pharmacology :

FUNGASOL® is a broad-spectrum antimycotic imidazole-dioxolane effective against other pathogenic dermatophytes and fungi.

 

Indication ;

  • Fungal infections of the skin, hair and mucosa caused by dermatophytes and / or yeast (dermatophytosis, pityriasis versicolor, pityrosporum folliculitis, mucocutaneus candidiasis), if the infection can not be treated topically because the lesion appears on the surface of the skin or failure of local therapy
  • It is not indicated for fungal meningitis because Ketoconazole does not penetrate into the blood brain barrier well

 

Dosage :

It must not be used for children under 2 years old.

Adults:

Skin infections: 1 tablet (200 mg) once daily at mealtime. If there is no reaction with this dose, the dose is increased to 2 tablets (400 mg daily).

Children:

  • Children weighing less than 15 kg: 20 mg 3 times daily at mealtime
  • Children weighing 15-30 kg: 100 mg once daily at mealtime
  • Children weighing more than 30 kg: same as adults

In general, the dose is continued without interruption until minimal 1 week after all symptoms disappear and until culture on the media becomes negative.

Treatment of prophylaxis:

1 tablet (200 mg) daily at mealtime.

 

Long treatment:

  • Mycosis of the skin caused by dermatophytes: 4 weeks
  • Pityriasis versicolor: 10 days
  • Mucocutaneus candidiasis: 2 – 3 weeks
  • Hair infection: 1 month

 

Presentation and Registration Number :

FUNGASOL® Tablet Box, 5 strips @ 10 tablets; DKL9408003010A1

 

ON MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION ONLY

 

 

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