Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2018 Publisher: Bayer plc, 400 South Oak Way, Reading, RG2 6AD
Canesten Bifonazole Once Daily 1% w/w Cream.
Canesten Bifonazole Once Daily Athlete’s Foot 1% w/w Cream.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
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A white cream. |
The cream contains 1% w/w bifonazole.
Excipient with known effect: cetostearyl alcohol.
For excipients see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Bifonazole |
Bifonazole is an imidazole derivative with a broad antimycotic spectrum, which includes dermatophytes, yeasts, moulds and other fungi such as Malassezia furfur. It is also effective against Corynebacterium minutissimum. |
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| Clotrimazole |
Clotrimazole acts against fungi by inhibiting ergosterol synthesis. Inhibition of ergosterol synthesis leads to structural and functional impairment of the fungal cytoplasmic membrane. Clotrimazole has a broad antimycotic spectrum of action in vitro and in vivo, which includes dermatophytes, yeasts, moulds, etc. |
| List of Excipients |
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Sorbitan stearate |
Aluminium tubes containing 15g, 20g, 25g or 30g of cream.
Bayer plc, 400 South Oak Way, Reading, RG2 6AD
PL 00010/0508
28/11/2007
| Drug | Countries | |
|---|---|---|
| CANESTEN BIFONAZOLE | Hong Kong, New Zealand, United Kingdom |
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