Butenafine HCL
Brand names,
Butenafine HCL
Analogs
Butenafine HCL
Brand Names Mixture
Butenafine HCL
Chemical_Formula
C23H27N
Butenafine HCL
RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/butenafine.htm
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fda sheet
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msds (material safety sheet)
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Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Butenafine HCL
Molecular Weight
317.467 g/mol
Butenafine HCL
Melting Point
No information avaliable
Butenafine HCL
H2O Solubility
Slightly soluble (HCl salt)
Butenafine HCL
State
Solid
Butenafine HCL
LogP
7.12
Butenafine HCL
Dosage Forms
Cream (10 mg drug per gram of cream)
Butenafine HCL
Indication
For the topical treatment of the following dermatologic infections: tinea (pityriasis) versicolor due to M. furfur, interdigital tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), tinea corporis (ringworm) and tinea cruris (jock itch) due to E. floccosum, T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, and T. tonsurans.
Butenafine HCL
Pharmacology
Butenafine is an antifungal agent that acts by inhibiting squalene epoxidase, thus blocking the biosynthesis of ergosterol, an essential component of fungal cell membranes. It is mainly active against dermatophytes and has superior fungicidal activity against this group of fungi when compared to that of terbinafine, naftifine, tolnaftate, clotrimazole, and bifonazole. It is active also against Candida albicans and this activity is superior to that of terbinafine and naftifine. Butenafine also generates low MICs for Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus spp. as well.
Butenafine HCL
Absorption
The total amount absorbed through the skin into the systemic circulation has not been quantified.
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side effects and Toxicity
No information avaliable
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Patient Information
Butenafine HCL
Organisms Affected
Fungi