Fluconazole

Products Fluconazole is commercially available in capsule form, as a powder for suspension, and as an infusion solution (Diflucan, generic). It has been approved in many countries since 1989. Structure and properties Fluconazole (C13H12F2N6O, Mr = 306.3 g/mol) is a fluorinated triazole derivative. It exists as a white, crystalline and hygroscopic powder that is sparingly … Fluconazole

Flucytosine

Products Flucytosine is commercially available as an infusion solution (Ancotil). Although it would also be available orally, in many countries only drugs for parenteral administration are available. Structure and properties Flucytosine (C4H4FN3O, Mr = 129.1 g/mol) is a nucleoside analog of the pyrimidine base cytosine. Effects Flucytosine (ATC D01AE21, ATC J02AX01) has antifungal (fungistatic) properties. … Flucytosine

Black Hair Tongue

Symptoms In black hairy tongue, a colored, hairy coating appears on the middle and back portions of the tongue. The discoloration can be black, gray, green, brown, and yellow. Itching, burning of the tongue, bad breath, changes in taste, metallic taste, nausea and lack of appetite are other possible symptoms. When swallowed, the “hairs” may … Black Hair Tongue

Genital Herpes Causes and Treatment

Symptoms A distinction is made between initial infection and subsequent reactivation. After an incubation period of a few days, flu-like symptoms such as fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, headache, nausea, and muscle pain may occur. The actual genital herpes occurs, with reddened skin or mucous membrane, swelling of the inguinal lymph nodes, and single … Genital Herpes Causes and Treatment

Gentian Violet

Products and production Gentian violet solutions are not commercially available as human medicines in many countries and must be prepared for customers in a pharmacy or drugstore. They can also order the solution from specialized suppliers (e.g., Hänseler). According to the New Formulary (NRF), the pure substance methylrosanilinium chloride PhEur should be used (see below), … Gentian Violet

Map Tongue

Symptoms Map tongue is a benign, inflammatory change of the tongue surface in which round to oval, ulcerated, reddened islands (exfoliations) with white margins appear on and around the tongue. In the center, the fungal papillae (papillae fungiformes) are recognizable as enlarged red dots, the filiform papillae are lost and become more keratinized in the … Map Tongue