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Pharmacology NEET Jan 2020 8f92f83f

Which of the following drugs is used as nail lacquer for fungal infections

A
Fluconazole
B
Nystatin
C
Itraconazole
D
Terbinafine
High-Yield Explanation
Terbinafine - Fungicidal - Has high affinity for keratin - DOC for dermatophytoses Fluconazole is the drug of choice for candidiasis, Cryptococcus (not meningitis) and coccidiodomycosis. Nystatin used topically for local candida infection and orally for gastrointestinal infection. Itraconazole drug of choice for blastomycosis, histoplasmosis ,coccidiodomycosis, para coccidiodomycosis and sporotrichosis.

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