Ringworm / Dermatophytosis / Tinea
Ringworm disease is a contagious superficial fungal infection affecting the skin, nails and hair seen in humans and animals.
Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Ringworm
Bifonazole
Bifonazole is used for the treatment of fungal skin infections like ringworm including jock itch and athlete’s foot.
Diethylcarbamazine
Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is an antihelmintic drug which is prescribed to kill worms and treat the following diseases:
a)Bancroft’s filariasis
b)Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia
c)Loiasis for the treatment, as well as to prevent infection in visitors to endemic areas
Brand Names :
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate (50 mg) | Hetrazan (50 mg) | Banocide (50 mg) | Dicar (150 mg) | Esnotone (100 mg) | Banocide Forte (100 mg) | Dicarb (100 mg) | Eofil (150 mg) | Hetrazan (100 mg) | Decet (150 mg)
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Piperazine
Piperazine citrate is used as a second-line treatment for treating roundworm infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides and pinworm infections caused by Enterobius vermicularis (oxyuris)
Brand Names :
Varmitone | Avizine (500mg) | Piperazine Citrate (500mg) | Piperazine Adipate (450mg) | Piperazine Citrate (30ml) (Agron Remedies) | Piperazine Citrate Elixir (50ml) | Piperazine Citrate (115ml) | Avizine (30ml) | Piperazine Citrate (30ml) | Anypar (30ml)
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