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Clotrimazole

Dosage form
CREAM
Labeler
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Label updated
2024-07-17
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
CLOTRIMAZOLE
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Label information

Drug Facts

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Active ingredients Purpose
Clotrimazole USP 1% (50 mg in each applicatorful) Vaginal antifungal
Clotrimazole USP 1% (external cream) Vaginal antifungal
Uses
  • treats vaginal yeast infections
  • relieves external itching and irritation due to a vaginal yeast infection
Warnings

For vaginal use only

Label information

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

Label information

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

Label information

Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center 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: unscrew cap, use pointed end on cap to puncture seal
  • do not use if carton is opened
  • safety sealed: the tube opening should be sealed. If the seal has been punctured or is not visible, do not use the product.
  • store between 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F)
  • see flap of carton or crimp of tube for lot number and expiration date
Inactive ingredients

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

Questions or comments?

call 1-866-923-4914

Label information

Distributed by:
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Hawthorne, NY 10532

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 45 g Tube Carton

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: ab0e14b8-8c64-435c-e053-2a95a90acfba · Version 3
NDC: 68071-4026