User:Mr. Ibrahem/Tolnaftate
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Trade names | Tinactin, Absorbine, others |
Other names | 2-Naphthyl N-methyl-N-(3-tolyl)thionocarbamate[1] |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a682617 |
Drug class | Thiocarbamate[2] |
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Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C19H17NOS |
Molar mass | 307.41 g·mol−1 |
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Melting point | 110 to 111.5 °C (230.0 to 232.7 °F) |
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Tolnaftate, sold under various brand names, is a medication used to treat fungal infections including jock itch, athlete's foot, ringworm, and pityriasis versicolor.[2] It is applied to the skin.[2] It comes in cream, powder, spray and solution forms.[2]
Common side effects include skin irritation.[2] It is a thiocarbamate.[2]
Tolnaftate was developed around 1962.[3] It is available as a generic medication and over the counter.[2][4] In the United States a 28 gram tube of medication costs about 6 USD as of 2021.[4] It is also available in the United Kingdom without a prescription.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "International Non-Proprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Preparations. Recommended International Non-Proprietary names (Rec. I.N.N.): List 6" (PDF). World Health Organization. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tolnaftate Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Greenwood, David (21 February 2008). Antimicrobial Drugs: Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Medical Triumph. OUP Oxford. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-19-953484-5. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Compare Tolnaftate Prices - GoodRx". GoodRx. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ BNF (80 ed.). BMJ Group and the Pharmaceutical Press. September 2020 – March 2021. p. 1294. ISBN 978-0-85711-369-6.
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