- Approval Id
- 3f159902937eb3f0
- Drug Name
- NIZORAL CREAM 2%
- Product Name
- NIZORAL CREAM 2%
- Approval Number
- SIN01117P
- Approval Date
- 1988-05-13
- Registrant
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
- Licence Holder
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
- Drug Type
- Therapeutic
- Forensic Classification
- GENERAL SALE LIST
- Dosage Form
- CREAM
- Dosage
- <p><strong>Dosage and Administration</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dosage</strong><br>
Cutaneous candidosis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea manus, tinea pedis and tinea (pityriasis) versicolor: it is recommended that NIZORAL® 2% Cream be applied once daily to cover the affected and immediate surrounding area.</p>
<p>Seborrheic dermatitis: NIZORAL® 2% Cream should be applied to the affected area once or twice daily.</p>
<p>The usual duration of treatment is tinea versicolor 2–3 weeks, yeast infections 2–3 weeks, tinea cruris 2–4 weeks, tinea corporis 3–4 weeks, tinea pedis 4–6 weeks.</p>
<p>The usual initial duration of treatment in seborrheic dermatitis is 2 to 4 weeks. Maintenance therapy is applied once or twice weekly in seborrheic dermatitis.</p>
<p>Treatment should be continued, until a few days after disappearance of all symptoms. The diagnosis should be reconsidered if no clinical improvement is noted after 4 weeks of treatment.</p>
<p><strong>Special populations</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Pediatrics</em></strong><br>
There are limited data on the use of ketoconazole 2% cream in pediatric patients.</p>
<p><strong>Administration</strong><br>
Topical administration to the skin.</p>
- Route Of Administration
- TOPICAL
- Indication Info
- <p><strong>Indications</strong><br>
NIZORAL® 2% Cream is indicated for topical application in the treatment of dermatophyte infections of the skin: tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea manus and tinea pedis due to <em>Trichophyton rubrum</em>, <em>Trichophyton mentagrophytes</em>, <em>Microsporum canis</em> and <em>Epidermophyton floccosum</em>, as well as in the treatment of cutaneous candidosis and tinea (pityriasis) versicolor.</p>
<p>NIZORAL® 2% Cream is also indicated for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis, a skin condition associated with the presence of <em>Malassezia furfur</em>.</p>
- Contraindications
- <p><strong>Contraindications</strong><br>
NIZORAL® 2% Cream is contraindicated in individuals with a known hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients.</p>
- Atc Code
- D01AC08
- Atc Item Name
- ketoconazole
- Pharma Manufacturer Name
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Company Detail Path
- /organization/johnson-and-johnson-international-singapore-pte-ltd
