Indications for using locasten tablets to treat fungi: locasten tablets are considered an anti-fungal agent and are used to treat infections of the skin that result from various types of skin fungal infections, yeasts, or Malassezia pityriasis. They contain clotrimazole, which is known as a broad-spectrum synthetic imidazole, and is also used as an alternative to miconazole.
Ingredients of locasten tablets
locasten tablets contain the active ingredient clotrimazole, which is known as a broad-spectrum synthetic imidazole and is also used as an alternative to miconazole.
locasten mechanism of action
Clotrimazole binds to phospholipids in the fungal cell membrane and changes the permeability of the cell wall, leading to the loss of essential intracellular elements.
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Published Date: 01 May 2025
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Drugs clotrimazole
you should ask your doctor before taking this medicine