Naftin
Active Ingredient(s): NaftifineFDA Approved: * February 29, 1988
Pharm Company: * MERZ PHARMS
Category: Antifungal
Naftifine (brand name Exoderil) is an allylamine antifungal drug for the topical treatment of tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis (fungal infections). Naftifine has triple action: antifungal, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Its precise mechanism of action is unknown, but may involve selectively blocking sterol biosynthesis via inhibition of the squalene 2,3-epoxidase enzyme.[1][2] The half-life is approximately 2–3 days.[2] ... [wikipedia]
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