[5] Imidazole group of antifungals are commonly used in vaginal candidiasis which includes clotrimazole, fluconazole,
isoconazole, oxiconazole, omoconazole and tioconazole.
Inflammatory tinea pedis with bacterial superinfection effectively treated with
isoconazole nitrate and diflucortolone valerate combination therapy.
Antifungal agents are either polyenes (nystatin and am-photericin B) or azoles which are classified into: imidazoles (clotrimazole, econazole, fenticonazole,
isoconazole, ketocon-azole, miconazole, sulconazole, tioconazole); and triazoles (fluconazole, itraconazole).
In Switzerland, three triazoles (terconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole) and eight imidazoles (clotrimazole, miconazole, econazole, ketoconazole, tioconazole,
isoconazole, oxiconazole, and fenticonazole) are in use (Documed AG 2002).