Daktarin Gel

What is Daktarin Gel?

Daktarin Gel is an antifungal gel that contains miconazole. It is used to treat a variety of external fungal diseases, including athlete’s foot (a fungal infection that typically develops between the toes), jock itch (a fungal infection that creates a red, itchy rash in warm, moist parts of the body), and ringworm infections. It destroys and inhibits the growth of bacteria by destroying their cell walls.

What Is The Use Of Daktarin Gel?

1. Tinea Cruris

Tinea cruris, often known as jock itch, is a fungal infection that appears in warm, wet parts of the body and causes a red, itchy rash. It typically affects the skin care surrounding the genitals, buttocks, and inner thighs. Daktarin is used to treat tinea cruris by preventing the infection from spreading.

2. Tinea Corporis

It treats this illness by relieving symptoms such as itching, ring-shaped rash, and red, scaly skin. It is often known as ringworm because of its distinctive ring-shaped, itchy lesions on the skin.

3. Tinea Pedis

Daktarin treats tinea pedis (commonly known as athlete’s foot), an infectious fungal infection of the area between the toes.

How Does Daktarin Gel Work?

Daktarin Gel should only be used externally. Apply a tiny quantity to your fingertip and spread it thinly over the clean, dry affected region, following your doctor’s instructions. Take care not to get it in your nose or eyes, carefully rinse the area.

Benefits Of Daktarin

Daktarin is an antifungal medication. It destroys and inhibits the growth of fungi. This reduces the symptoms produced by the illness. It can be used to treat infections including athlete’s foot, dhobie itch, thrush, ringworm, and dry, flaky skin.

When Not To Use This Gel?

Daktarin Oral Gel (miconazole) is commonly used to treat fungal infections in the mouth and throat, such as oral thrush. However, there are certain situations where it should not be used:

1. Allergy: If you are allergic to miconazole or any of the other ingredients in Daktarin Gel, you should not use it.
2. Liver disease: People with liver problems should avoid using Daktarin without consulting a doctor.

Dosage

Missed Dose

Apply the missing Daktarin 2% Gel as soon as you recall. Do not apply two doses at once to make up for the missing dosage.

Overdose

An overdose of Daktarin 2% Gel is unlikely to produce serious effects. However, intake of this drug may result in injury, requiring rapid medical attention.