Econazole 150mg pessaries and Econazole 1% vaginal cream
A broad spectrum antimycotic with some action against Gram positive bacteria.
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Yellow Card reports
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Suspected adverse reactions reported for Econazole
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2 branded products available
Part of the Ecostatin brand family (generic: Econazole)
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Therapeutically similar medicines
Similarity based on WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification and NHS BNF section grouping. Source data: NHS dm+d via TRUD (OGL v3.0), WHO ATC/DDD Index.
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Clinical guidelines and formulary information
British National Formulary
Econazole
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NICE clinical guidance(1)
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Codes for healthcare professionals and prescribing systems
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Active and completed clinical studies from ClinicalTrials.gov
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Pharmacology and chemical data from DrugBank
Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
1 found
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
Econazole interacts with 14-α demethylase, a cytochrome P-450 enzyme neces…
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
1 target
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
Metabolism
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
Response to specific ligands is species-specific. Activated by naturally occurring steroids, such as pregnenolone and progesterone. Binds to a response element in the promoters of the CYP3A4 and ABCB1/MDR1 genes
Enzymes involved in drug metabolism — important for understanding drug interactions
ATC G01AF05
ATC D01AC03
ATC G01AF20
ATC G01AF55
Chemical identifiers
CAS, UNII, InChI Key and database cross-references
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Chemical identifiers
CAS, UNII, InChI Key and database cross-references
Linked compound data from DrugBank Open Data (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Econazole
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
2110
ChemSpider
3086
BindingDB
31773
Guide to Pharmacology
2446
GenBank Gene Database
X13296
GenBank Protein Database
578119
UniProt Accession
CP51_CANAL
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:7968
GenAtlas
NR1I2
GeneCards
NR1I2
GenBank Gene Database
AF061056
GenBank Protein Database
3511138
Guide to Pharmacology
606
UniProt Accession
NR1I2_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2594
GenAtlas
CYP19A1
GeneCards
CYP19A1
GenBank Gene Database
M22246
GenBank Protein Database
179002
Guide to Pharmacology
1362
UniProt Accession
CP19A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2631
GeneCards
CYP2E1
GenBank Gene Database
J02625
GenBank Protein Database
181360
Guide to Pharmacology
1330
UniProt Accession
CP2E1_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2637
GenAtlas
CYP3A4
GeneCards
CYP3A4
GenBank Gene Database
M18907
Guide to Pharmacology
1337
UniProt Accession
CP3A4_HUMAN
International reference pricing
Reference pricing from DrugBank. Prices are indicative and may not reflect current UK costs.
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Patent information
1 active patent, 1 expired
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