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| '''Enilconazole''' | | '''Enilconazole''' |
| * It is not absorbed after oral dosing and so has a wide safety margin. | | * It is not absorbed after oral dosing and so has a wide safety margin. |
− | * It is only liscensed for topical ringworm treatment, but has been used off-liscense (following the cascade) for ''Malassezia pachydermatitis'' infections and nasal aspegillosis. | + | * It is only licensed for topical ringworm treatment, but has been used off-license (following the cascade) for ''Malassezia pachydermatitis'' infections and nasal aspergillosis. |
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| * It is metabolised by the liver into inactive compounds that are then excreted in bile. | | * It is metabolised by the liver into inactive compounds that are then excreted in bile. |
| * It has been used for deep mycoses therapy, treatment of ringworm and nasal aspergillosis. | | * It has been used for deep mycoses therapy, treatment of ringworm and nasal aspergillosis. |
− | * Toxicity is low but can result in inappetance, pruritis, alopecia and lightening of hair. | + | * Toxicity is low but can result in inappetance, pruritus, alopecia and lightening of hair. |
| * It has been known to be tetragenic and embryotoxic and so shouldn't be used with pregnant animals. | | * It has been known to be tetragenic and embryotoxic and so shouldn't be used with pregnant animals. |
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− | ==Griseofluvin== | + | ==Griseofulvin== |
| * This drug is a natural antifungal produced by ''Penicillium griseofulvum'', it works by interacting with fungal microtubules and halts mitosis and so is '''fungistatic'''. | | * This drug is a natural antifungal produced by ''Penicillium griseofulvum'', it works by interacting with fungal microtubules and halts mitosis and so is '''fungistatic'''. |
| * It has a narrow spectrum of activity only really inhibiting the growth of dermatophytes. | | * It has a narrow spectrum of activity only really inhibiting the growth of dermatophytes. |
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| * It is eliminated by hepatic metabolism. | | * It is eliminated by hepatic metabolism. |
| * It is '''teratogenic''', so should never be given to pregnant animals. It can exacerbate liver damage and so function should be monitored. There have been reports in cats of bone marrow toxicity. | | * It is '''teratogenic''', so should never be given to pregnant animals. It can exacerbate liver damage and so function should be monitored. There have been reports in cats of bone marrow toxicity. |
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| ==Flucytosine== | | ==Flucytosine== |
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| *[[Fungi|Fungal infections]] | | *[[Fungi|Fungal infections]] |
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