Griseofulvindrug info
griseofulvin 125 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Ultramicrosize Griseofulvin Tablets, USP are indicated for the treatment of the following ringworm infections; tinea corporis (ringworm of the body), tinea pedis (athlete's foot), tinea cruris (ringworm of the groin and thigh), tinea barbae (barber's itch), tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp), and tinea unguium (onychomycosis, ringworm of the nails), when caused by one or more of the following genera of fungi: Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton tonsurans, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton interdigitalis, Trichophyton verrucosum, Trichophyton megnini, Trichophyton gallinae, Trichophyton crateriform, Trichophyton sulphureum, Trichophyton schoenleini, Microsporum audouini, Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypseum and Epidermophyton floccosum.
NOTE: Prior to therapy, the type of fungi responsible for the infection should be identified. The use of the drug is not justified in minor or trivial infections which will respond to topical agents alone. Griseofulvin is not effective in the following: bacterial infections, candidiasis (moniliasis), histoplasmosis, actinomycosis, sporotrichosis, chromoblastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, North American blastomycosis, cryptococcosis (torulosis), tinea versicolor and nocardiosis.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 14, 2022. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Ultramicrosize Griseofulvin Tablets, USP contain ultramicrosize crystals of griseofulvin, an antibiotic derived from a species of Penicillium. The chemical name of griseofulvin, USP is 7-Chloro-2’,4’6-trimethoxy-6’β-methylspiro[benzofuran-2(3H),1’-[2]cyclohexene]-3,4’-dione.
Its structural formula is: C 17 H 17 ClO 6 M.W. 352.77 Griseofulvin, USP occurs as a white to creamy white, odorless powder which is very slightly soluble in water, soluble in acetone, dimethylformamide, and chloroform and sparingly soluble in alcohol. Each ultramicrosize griseofulvin tablet contains ultramicrosize griseofulvin 125 mg or 250 mg and the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, polyethylene glycol 400, poloxamer 188, anhydrous lactose, silicon dioxide, crospovidone and magnesium stearate. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 14, 2022. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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