Isoconazole nitrate is an antifungal medicine known commercially as Gyno-Icaden and Icaden.
This topical and vaginal medicine is effective in treating vaginal, penile, and skin infections caused by fungi such as balanitis and fungal vaginitis.
Isoconazole Nitrate acts by interfering with the action of ergosterol, an essential substance to maintain the cellular membrane of the fungi, which in this way end up being eliminated from the body of the individual.
Indications of Isoconazole Nitrate
Erythrasma; superficial mycosis of the skin (feet, hands, pubic region); balanitis; vaginosis; vulvovaginitis.
Side Effects of Isoconazole Nitrate
Feeling of burning; itching; irritation in the vagina; allergy to the skin.
Contraindications of Isoconazole Nitrate
Do not use within the first 3 months of pregnancy; women in the lactation phase; hypersensitive to any component of the formula.
How to use Isoconazole Nitrate
Topic Use
Adults
- Superficial mycosis of the skin : Make a good hygiene and apply a light layer of the medicine on the affected area, once a day. This procedure should be repeated for 4 weeks or until the lesions disappear. In case of a ringworm on the feet, dry the spaces between the toes to apply the medicine.
Vaginal Usage
Adults
- Mycotic Vaginitis; Vulvovaginitis : Use the disposable applicator that comes with the product and apply one dose of the medicine daily. The procedure should be repeated for 7 days. In case of vulvovaginitis besides this procedure also apply a light layer of the medicine in the external genitalia, 2 times per day.
- Balanitis : Apply a light layer of the medicine on the glans, 2 times a day for 7 days.
