Treatment of fungal infections

Question 1

What are imidazoles and triazoles used in the treatment of fungal infections?

Answer 1

clotrimazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole

Question 2

What’s the brand name for clotrimazole?

Answer 2

Canestan

Question 3

What’s the brand name for fluconazole?

Answer 3

Canesoral

Question 4

What’s the brand name for itraconazole?

Answer 4

Sporonox

Question 5

What’s the brand name for ketoconazole?

Answer 5

Ketoderm

Question 6

What’s the brand name for miconazole?

Answer 6

Micatin

Question 7

What’s the brand name for posaconazole?

Answer 7

Posanol

Question 8

What’d the brand name for voriconazole?

Answer 8

Vfend

Question 9

What are allylamines used in the treatment of fungal infections?

Answer 9

terbinafine

Question 10

What is the brand name for terbinafine?

Answer 10

Lamisil

Question 11

What are polyenes used in the treatment of fungal infections?

Answer 11

amphotericin B, nystatin

Question 12

What is the brand name for amphotericin B?

Answer 12

Abelcet

Question 13

What is the brand name for nystatin?

Answer 13

Nyaderm

Question 14

What are thiocarbamates used in the treatment of fungal infections?

Answer 14

tolnaftate

Question 15

What’s the brand name for tolnaftate?

Answer 15

Tinactin

Question 16

What are echinocandins used in the treatment of fungal infections?

Answer 16

anidulafungin, caspofungin, micafungin

Question 17

What is the brand name for anidulafungin?

Answer 17

Eraxis

Question 18

What is the brand name for caspofungin?

Answer 18

Cancidas

Question 19

What is the brand name for micafungin?

Answer 19

Mycamine

Question 20

What are miscellaneous antifungal agents?

Answer 20

ciclopirox, povidone-iodine, undecylenic acid

Question 21

What is the brand name for ciclopirox?

Answer 21

Loprox

Question 22

What is the brand name for undecylenic acid?

Answer 22

Fungicure liquid