Generic Nizoral, Ketoconazole

Patients who take Ketoconazole　may suffer from such side effects;

Itching,
Burning on skin,
Dry or scaly skin

Available in the form of tablets for oral use and in form of solutions for shampoo as well as in tubes for topical application, Ketoconazole belongs to the group of antifungal agents. Although it is a potent drug, it has certain drug-drug interaction which will lead to side effects when consumed together, and hence the drug is given in antifungal treatment when other drugs are not effective.

Indicated in fungal infections, this drug can be given in case other effective anti-fungal drugs are not able to be tolerated and are not available. This drug can have potent action on fungal organisms, and hence given in many kinds of conditions of fungal infestations. For both systemic and skin fungal infections, there is possible use of this particular drug in both tablet and topical ointment and shampoo forms.

Tablets of strength 200 mg can be given in once daily or twice daily administration and for a short period of time, although in some chronic infection conditions, it can be given once daily for possibly 6 months or so. In children the dose has to be reduced. Such administration through oral route is meant to reduce the systemic manifestations of the disease. For topical fungal infections, shampoo of 2% strength once in a month or once in a week is applied on the scalp. Ointments can also be applied, available in tubes, for certain period of time as per the directions of the physicians.

These may reflect the situation where the drug is to be withdrawn or in mild rashes or nausea cases, it can be continued. Some patients using shampoos can have local scalp irritation or itching and rashes, which if occurs in severe form, will require reduction of the frequency or the dose of administration.