Drugs for Ringworm

Bifonazole is used for the treatment of fungal skin infections like ringworm including jock itch and athlete’s foot.

Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is an antihelmintic drug which is prescribed to kill worms and treat the following diseases:a)Bancroft’s filariasisb)Tropical pulmonary eosinophiliac)Loiasis for the treatment, as well as to prevent infection in visitors to endemic areas Though it is effective in river blindness (Onchocerciasis), DEC is no longer preferred since it can cause a severe reaction called Mazzoti reaction, and ivermectin is a much better choice .

Piperazine citrate is used as a second-line treatment for treating roundworm infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides and pinworm infections caused by Enterobius vermicularis (oxyuris).