Ketoconazole

Ketoconazole

Ketoconazole: They are imidazoles. Less selective for fangal cytochorome P450 enzymes. More side effects. Contraindicated in pregnancy(Present in breast milk)

Indications of Ketokonazole:

1.Systemic fungal infection(because it is absorped from gut) & widely distributed.
2.Superficial mycoses.(Topical use).
3.Advance prostatic cancer(because it impairs testosterone synthesis)
4.Hyper-adrenal corticocism(because it impairs testosterone synthesis)

Advers effects of Ketokonazole:

1.↓Libido in man
2.Gynacomastia.

3.Liver damage.

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