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Clotrimazole

Dosage form
CREAM
Labeler
Rite Aid Corporation
Label updated
2025-10-14
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
CLOTRIMAZOLE
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Drug Facts


Active ingredients

Clotrimazole, USP 1% (50 mg in each applicatorful)

Clotrimazole, USP 1% (external cream)

Purpose

Vaginal antifungal

Vaginal antifungal

Uses
  • treats vaginal yeast infections
  • relieves external itching and irritation due to a vaginal yeast infection


Warnings

For vaginal use only

Do not use

if you have never had a vaginal yeast infection diagnosed by a doctor.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • vaginal itching and discomfort for the first time
  • lower abdominal, back or shoulder pain, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, or foul-smelling vaginal discharge.  You may have a more serious condition.
  • vaginal yeast infections often (such as once a month or 3 in 6 months). You could be pregnant, or have a serious underlying medical cause for your symptoms, including diabetes or a weakened immune system.
  • been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS

When using this product

  • do not use tampons, douches, spermicides, or other vaginal products. Condoms and diaphragms may be damaged and fail to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
  • do not have vaginal intercourse
  • mild increase in vaginal burning, itching or irritation may occur
  • if you do not get complete relief, ask a doctor before using another product


Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • symptoms do not get better in 3 days
  • symptoms last more than 7 days.
  • you get a rash or hives, abdominal pain, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, or a foul-smelling vaginal discharge

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.

Directions
  • before using this product, read the enclosed educational brochure for complete directions and information
  • adults and children 12 years of age and over:
    • vaginal cream: insert one applicatorful of cream into the vagina at bedtime for 7 days in a row. Wash applicator after each use.
    • external cream: use the same tube of cream if you have itching and irritation on the skin outside the vagina. Squeeze a small amount of cream onto your fingertip. Apply to itchy, irritated skin outside the vagina. Use 2 times daily for up to 7 days as needed.
  • children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor
Other information
  • to open tube: unscrew cap, lift tab, and pull to remove foil seal prior to use
  • do not use if foil seal on tube opening is broken or missing
  • do not purchase if carton is open
  • store at room temperature  20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F)
  • before using any medication, read all label directions. Keep carton, it contains important information


Inactive ingredients

benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl esters wax, 2-octyldodecanol, polysorbate 60, purified water, sodium phosphate monobasic, sorbitan monostearate

Questions?

call 1-877-753-3935 Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM ET

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Clotrimazole

Vaginal Cream, USP 1%,

Vaginal Antifungal

7 - DAY TREATMENT

VAGINAL ANTIFUNGAL

Clotrimazole vaginal cream can kill the yeast that may cause vaginal infection

Cure most vaginal yeast infections

1 reusable applicator (7-Day Therapy)

NET WT 1.59 OZ (45g) TUBE OF VAGINAL CREAM (1%) AND

1 REUSABLE PLASTIC APPLICATOR (7-DAY THERAPY)

DISTRIBUTED BY: RITE AID,

200 NEWBERRY COMMONS

ETTERS, PA 17319

Package label

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 384c8113-87aa-4fbd-942a-5f02c4e88536 · Version 10
NDC: 11822-0220