noun
definition
Any of a class of antifungal drugs used in humans and animals
Examples of griseofulvin in a Sentence
Sixty-seven evaluable patients received terbinafine and 72 received griseofulvin.
A barrier method of contraception should be used while taking griseofulvin and for at least 7 days afterward.
Patients with fungal fingernail infections were randomly assigned to 250 mg/day oral terbinafine or 500 mg/day oral micronized griseofulvin.
Although topical agents are ineffective on their own, it has been found beneficial to use a selenium sulfide shampoo together with oral griseofulvin.
For fungal infections such as tinea capitis, treatment usually requires a systemic approach with an oral anti-fungal prescription medication such as griseofulvin (Fulvicin).
Others respond to such topical antifungal medications as naftifine (Caldesene Medicated Powder) or tinactin (Desenex) or to griseofulvin (Fulvicin), which is taken by mouth.