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Medication

Ketoconazole

Antifungal (azole)

Brand names: Nizoral

Oral health effects

  • Treatment of candidiasis (therapeutic)

    Azole antifungal; systemic use limited by hepatotoxicity and interactions.

    Clinical management: Prefer safer azoles systemically; check interactions and liver function.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.