What is Nizoral pills used for?

NIZORAL® Tablets are prescription medicine used to treat serious fungal infections including: blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, chromomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis.

Does Nizoral come in pill form?

NIZORAL® (ketoconazole) Tablets are indicated for the treatment of the following systemic fungal infections in patients who have failed or who are intolerant to other therapies: blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, chromomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis.

How long does it take for ketoconazole pills to work?

Your symptoms may start to get better after 24 hours of starting this drug. If your symptoms don’t start to go away after using this drug for a few days, call your doctor. Ketoconazole tablet. (2018).

What are the side effects of taking Nizoral twice daily?

Data from some clinical PK/PD studies and drug interaction studies suggest that oral dosing with ketoconazole at 200 mg twice daily for 3–7 days can result in an increase of the QT c interval: a mean maximum increase of about 6 to 12 msec was seen at ketoconazole peak plasma concentrations about 1–4 hours after ketoconazole administration.

Is there a generic version of Nizoral in the US?

See CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, and PRECAUTIONS: Drug Interactions sections. The Nizoral brand name has been discontinued in the U.S. If generic versions of this product have been approved by the FDA, there may be generic equivalents available.

What are the inactive ingredients in Nizoral tablets?

NIZORAL is a synthetic broad-spectrum antifungal agent available in scored white tablets, each containing 200 mg ketoconazole base for oral administration. Inactive ingredients are colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and povidone. Ketoconazole is

When to use Nizoral for prostate cancer treatment?

Nizoral is not for use in treating fungal infections of the fingernails or toenails. This medicine is also not for use in treating prostate cancer or Cushing syndrome. Nizoral should be used only when you cannot use other antifungal medications.