What is Clotrimazole Cream?
It’s a topical cream that’s used to treat fungal skin infections like angular cheilitis. Angular cheilitis is often triggered by saliva gathering and drying in the corners of the mouth, which provides the perfect environment for fungal infections to grow and thrive.
Clotrimazole targets and fights the fungus responsible for the infection, relieving your symptoms in a matter of weeks.
How does Clotrimazole Cream work?
Clotrimazole cream interferes with an enzyme called lanosterol 14-alpha dimethylase. This enzyme is responsible for producing ergosterol, a substance critical for the structure of fungal cell membranes.
By blocking it, clotrimazole causes the fungal cell membranes to weaken and develop holes. This causes the contents of the cell to leak, effectively killing the fungus off and stopping its spread.[1]
How do Clotrimazole Cream doses work?
Clotrimazole cream comes in one strength that’s typically used for skin infections, a 1% w/w cream. This means each gram of treatment contains 10 mg of active ingredient. It’s available in both 15 g and 30 g tubes. For other conditions like vaginal yeast infections, it’s also available as a 2% vaginal cream.
What is Clotrimazole Cream’s active ingredient?
Clotrimazole Cream is a generic medicine, which means its name comes from its active ingredient, clotrimazole. Clotrimazole is an antifungal medicine that disrupts the cell membrane of fungal cells to fight off infection.
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