Dosage form: cream
Drug class:Topical antifungals
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 1, 2021.
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Nystatin Cream Description
Nystatin is a polyene antifungal antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces nursei.
Nystatin Cream is for dermatologic use.
Nystatin Cream for topical use, contains 100,000 USP Nystatin Units in an aqueous cream base containing aluminium hydroxide, ceteareth-15, polyethylene glycol monostearate, glycerol monostearate, propylene glycol, purified water, simethicone emulsion, non-crystallizing sorbitol solution, titanium dioxide, white petrolatum with methyl paraben and propyl paraben as preservatives.
Nystatin Cream - Clinical Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Nystatin is not absorbed from intact skin or mucous membrane.
Microbiology
Nystatin is an antibiotic which is both fungistatic and fungicidal in vitro against a wide variety of yeasts and yeast-like fungi, including Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. guilliermondi, C. pseudotropicalis, C. krusei, Torulopsis glabrata, Tricophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes. Nystatin acts by binding to sterols in the cell membrane of susceptible species resulting in a change in membrane permeability and the subsequent leak
