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Examples of clotrimazole in a Sentence
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Over-the-counter creams containing ingredients like clotrimazole or terbinafine are often effective, but in more severe cases, a doctor may prescribe oral antifungals.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Types of Athlete's Foot Treatments Common active ingredients in athlete's foot treatments include terbinafine, clotrimazole, miconazole, and tolnaftate.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
Teva also admitted to breaking antitrust rules related to its clotrimazole medication for skin infections, and tobramycin, which treats treat eye infections and cystic fibrosis.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
Common athlete's foot products include the ingredients terbinafine or clotrimazole.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
Researchers compared lavender oil to clotrimazole, a conventional fungus treatment.
—James Robinson, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
Vaginal clotrimazole is typically used for three to seven days consecutively, and works by stopping the growth of fungi that cause infection.
—Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 2 Sep. 2022
Look for over-the-counter (OTC) topical treatments like clotrimazole 1% (Lotrimin) or miconazole 1% (Micatin).
—Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF, 13 Apr. 2022
Other recommended topical treatments include creams containing 2 percent ketoconazole, econozole nitrate, or 1 percent clotrimazole cream, all of which are often used to treat athlete’s foot.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 1 Apr. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
probably from International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + tri- + imidazole
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
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“Clotrimazole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clotrimazole. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
Medical Definition
clotrimazole
noun
clo·tri·ma·zole
klō-ˈtrī-mə-ˌzōl, -ˌzȯl
: an antifungal agent C22H17ClN2 used to treat candida infections, tinea, and ringworm see lotrimin
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