Ciclopiroxdrug info
ciclopirox 7.7 MG/ML Topical Cream
What it is used for
Ciclopirox olamine cream is indicated for the topical treatment of the following dermal infections: tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis due to Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis; candidiasis (moniliasis) due to Candida albicans; and tinea (pityriasis) versicolor due to Malassezia furfur.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 20, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Ciclopirox Olamine Cream USP, 1.0% is for topical use. Each gram of ciclopirox olamine cream contains 10 mg of ciclopirox olamine equivalent to 7.70 mg of ciclopirox in a water miscible vanishing cream base consisting of benzyl alcohol NF, cetyl alcohol NF, lactic acid USP, light mineral oil NF, myristyl alcohol NF, octyldodecanol NF, polysorbate 60 NF, purified water USP, sorbitan monostearate NF, and stearyl alcohol NF. Ciclopirox olamine cream contains a synthetic, broad-spectrum, antifungal agent ciclopirox (as ciclopirox olamine). The chemical name is 6-cyclohexyl-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(1 H )-pyridone, 2-aminoethanol salt. The CAS Registry Number is 41621-49-2.
The chemical structure is: Ciclopirox olamine cream has a pH of 7. Chemical Structure Image
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 20, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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