A comparative study to evaluate efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness between Whitfield′s ointment + oral fluconazole versus topical 1% butenafine in tinea infections of skin

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-624

  Thaker, Saket J ^a   Mehta, Dimple S ^a   Shah, Hiral A ^b   Dave, Jayendra N ^b   Kikani, Kunjan M ^c  

^a Departments of Pharmacology   (India)

^b Departments of Pharmacology   (India)

^c CU Shah Medical College & Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Butenafine; Fluconazole; Tinea infections; Whitfield s ointment

Indexed keywords

BUTENAFINE; FLUCONAZOLE; WHITFIELD OINTMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; OPEN STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INFECTION; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS;

BUTENAFINE; FLUCONAZOLE; TINEA INFECTIONS; WHITFIELD'S OINTMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BENZOATES; BENZYLAMINES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; NAPHTHALENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALICYLATES; SKIN DISEASES; TINEA;

EID: 84890030748     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.121378     Document Type: Article

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