Econate 1% Cream

✔️ Uses of Econate 1% Cream

• Treatment of Fungal skin infections

✔️ How to use Econate 1% Cream

This medicine is for external use only. Use it in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Clean and dry the affected area and apply the cream. Wash your hands after applying, unless your hands are the affected area.

✔️ How Econate 1% Cream works?

Econate  1% Cream is an antifungal medication that treats skin infections. It kills the infection-causing fungi by destroying their cell membrane. This relieves discomfort, itching, and irritation on the skin.

✔️ Side Effects of Econate 1% Cream

• Application site reactions (burning, irritation, itching, and redness)
• Dry skin
• Skin peeling
• Blisters on Skin

✔️ What if you forget to take Econate 1% Cream

If you miss a dose of Econate 1% Cream, apply it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

✔️ Quick Suggestions:

• Econate 1% Cream helps treat skin infections caused by many different types of fungi.
• Few healthy tips for Athlete's Foot:
  
  1. Keep your feet clean and dry, particularly between the toes.
  2. Cut your nails short and prefer open-toe shoes for everyday use.
  3. Use a separate clean towel for the feet and wear clean cotton socks.
  4. Never share your socks, shoes, and towel with others.
• Apply an amount sufficient to cover the affected area and 1 inch of the immediate surrounding skin.
• It can take a few weeks for the infection to clear and a few months before the skin returns to its normal color.
• Finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better.
• It is not taken orally, so it does not cause many side effects.
• Avoid getting it in the eyes, nose, or mouth. If accidental exposure occurs, rinse immediately with plenty of water.
• Inform your doctor if the infection has not cleared up after four weeks of treatment.

✔️ Indications of Econate 10 Cream

Econazole Nitrate (for the skin) is used to treat athlete's foot (tinea pedis), jock itch (tinea cruris), and ringworm (tinea corporis). This medicine is also used to treat tinea versicolor (a fungus that discolors the skin), and yeast infections of the skin.

✔️ Pharmacology of Econate 1% Cream

Econazole Nitrate inhibits fungal oxidative enzymes, resulting in a lethal accumulation of H2O2. They also prevent the synthesis of ergosterol, which is an important component of the fungal cell wall.

✔️ Dosage of Econate 1% Cream

Econazole 1% Cream: 

Adults:

Fungal Infections of the skin or Cuticles Adult: 

• Apply once daily as 1% cream or lotion beneath an occlusive dressing.

Tinea Pedis: 

• Apply once daily for four weeks as 1% cream or foam.

Tinea Versicolor, Tinea Corporis, and Tinea Cruris 

• Apply once daily for two weeks as 1% cream.

Onset Cutaneous Candidiasis: 

• Apply twice daily (morning and night) for two weeks as 1% cream.

Infant Dose:

Found no evidence of Safety or Effectiveness 

✔️ Administration of Econate 1% Cream

• Apply sparingly once or twice daily to the affected area until it improves.
• In patients with tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis, and tinea versicolor, a sufficient amount of Econazole cream should be applied once daily, and twice daily (morning and evening) in patients with cutaneous candidiasis.
• The majority of patients experience immediate relief of symptoms, and clinical improvement may be seen shortly after treatment begins; however, candidal infections and tinea cruris and corporis should be treated for two weeks, and tinea pedis for one month, to reduce the possibility of recurrence.
• If a patient does not improve clinically after treatment, the diagnosis should be predetermined.
• After two weeks of treatment, patients with tinea versicolor usually have clinical and mycological improvement.

✔️ Interaction of Econate 1% Cream

May enhance the anticoagulant effect of warfarin or acenocoumarol.

✔️ Contraindications

Individuals who have proven hypersensitivity to any of the components in Econazole should avoid it.

✔️ Pregnancy & Lactation

In humans, intravaginal injection of econazole nitrate has not resulted in extended gestation or any severe reproductive consequences.

Pregnancy Classification C. Econazole nitrate should only be taken in the first trimester of pregnancy if the doctor believes it is necessary for the patient's health. Only if obviously needed should the medication be taken throughout the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.

The presence of econazole nitrate in human milk is unknown. When administering econazole nitrate to a breastfeeding mother, use caution.

✔️ Precautions & Warnings

Econazole nitrate is not intended for use in the eyes. If a response that suggests sensitivity or chemical irritation occurs, the drug should be stopped immediately. Only for external usage. Econazole Nitrate Cream should not be applied to the eyes.

✔️ Storage Conditions

Do not use it beyond the expiration date. Keep any medications out of children's reach. Only on a qualified physician's prescription can it be dispensed.