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Over-the-counter products with antifungal ingredients like clotrimazole or tolnaftate, as well as nail-softening agents like urea and salicylic acid, can help improve the nail’s appearance and manage symptoms.
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Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 14 May 2025
Apply medicated creams with clotrimazole or miconazole to the affected areas at night, rinsing off the next day in the shower.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
Over-the-counter creams containing ingredients like clotrimazole or terbinafine are often effective, but in more severe cases, a doctor may prescribe oral antifungals.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Types of Athlete's Foot Treatments Common active ingredients in athlete's foot treatments include terbinafine, clotrimazole, miconazole, and tolnaftate.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
Teva also admitted to breaking antitrust rules related to its clotrimazole medication for skin infections, and tobramycin, which treats treat eye infections and cystic fibrosis.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
Common athlete's foot products include the ingredients terbinafine or clotrimazole.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
Researchers compared lavender oil to clotrimazole, a conventional fungus treatment.
—James Robinson, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
Vaginal clotrimazole is typically used for three to seven days consecutively, and works by stopping the growth of fungi that cause infection.
—Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 2 Sep. 2022
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Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 14 May 2025
Apply medicated creams with clotrimazole or miconazole to the affected areas at night, rinsing off the next day in the shower.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
Over-the-counter creams containing ingredients like clotrimazole or terbinafine are often effective, but in more severe cases, a doctor may prescribe oral antifungals.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Types of Athlete's Foot Treatments Common active ingredients in athlete's foot treatments include terbinafine, clotrimazole, miconazole, and tolnaftate.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
Teva also admitted to breaking antitrust rules related to its clotrimazole medication for skin infections, and tobramycin, which treats treat eye infections and cystic fibrosis.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
Common athlete's foot products include the ingredients terbinafine or clotrimazole.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
Researchers compared lavender oil to clotrimazole, a conventional fungus treatment.
—James Robinson, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
Vaginal clotrimazole is typically used for three to seven days consecutively, and works by stopping the growth of fungi that cause infection.
—Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 2 Sep. 2022
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“Clotrimazole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clotrimazole. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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clotrimazole
noun
clo·tri·ma·zole
klō-ˈtrī-mə-ˌzōl, -ˌzȯl 
: an antifungal agent C22H17ClN2 used to treat candida infections, tinea, and ringworm see lotrimin
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