RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sulconazole - a new antifungal for the skin
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 67
OP 68
DO 10.1136/dtb.24.17.67
VO 24
IS 17
YR 1986
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/24/17/67.abstract
AB Sulconazole (Exelderm - ICI) is the latest imidazole antifungal marketed for topical use. Like other imidazoles it inhibits fungal cell membrane synthesis. The manufacturer claims that sulconazole acts rapidly and has a broad spectrum of activity against dermatophytes and yeasts, with a low relapse rate, and high patient acceptability and compliance. Does it excel, as the trade name implies?