Ketoconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent used in the prevention and treatment of a variety of fungal infections. It functions by preventing the synthesis of ergosterol, the fungal equivalent of cholesterol, thereby increasing membrane fluidity and preventing growth of the fungus. Ketoconazole was first approved in an oral formulation for systemic use by...
Ketoconazole is used in the treatment or prevention of fungal infections including blastomycosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, chromomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis. In Europe, it is also used in the treatment of endogenous Cushing's syndrome.
Covance Research Unit, Inc, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
1199.161.1 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site, Biberach, Germany
Spaulding Clinical, West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
QPS Bio-Kinetic Clinical Applications, Springfield, Missouri, United States
GSK Investigational Site, Austin, Texas, United States
Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Research Site, Overland Park, Kansas, United States
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