Uses of medication: Ketoconazole cream is an antifungal medication recommended for use in order to treat a number of fungal skin infections such as:

  • cutaneous candidiasis
  • tinea corporis
  • tinea cruris
  • tinea pedis
  • tinea (pityriasis) versicolor
  • seborrheic dermatitis
  • cushing’s syndrome

Dosage:

  • Ketoconazole cream should be applied once daily to cover the affected and immediate surrounding area. Clinical improvement can be seen fairly soon just after the treatment is begun.
  • Candidal infections, tinea cruris and corporis should be treated for 14 days in order to reduce the possibility of recurrence.
  • Patients with the tinea versicolor should be treated for two weeks.
  • Patients with the tinea pedis should be treated for six weeks.
  • For patients with the seborrheic dermatitis this cream (Ketoconazole) should be applied to the affected area two times in a day for four weeks or until the clinical clearing.

Treatment Reactions: The most commonly reported side effects of Ketoconazole when applied to the skin include:

  • redness
  • severe irritation
  • stinging
  • pruritus

Warnings and Precautions:

  • Ketoconazole cream is not recommended for ophthalmic use.
  • This cream is contraindicated in persons who have shown hypersensitivity to it.
  • If a reaction suggesting sensitivity or chemical irritation occurred, use of the medication should be interrupted.
  • It is not determined whether the Ketoconazole cream used topically may result in sufficient systemic absorption in order to produce the detectable quantities in the breast milk.
  • Patients treated with this cream may develop a painful allergic reaction.
  • Safety, as well as effectiveness of this cream in children, is not established.