Vaginal Preparations
Clindamycin (cleocin)
| Bacterial vaginosis: Intravaginal: Suppositories: Insert one ovule (100 mg clindamycin) daily into vagina at bedtime for 3 days Cream: Clindesse™: One full applicator inserted intravaginally as a single dose at anytime during the day in nonpregnant patients SUPPLIED: Clindesse™: 2% (5 g) [contains mineral oil; prefilled single disposable applicator] Suppository (ovule), vaginal, as phosphate (Cleocin®): 100 mg (3s) [contains oleaginous base; single reusable applicator] |
Metronidazole (metrogel)
| Trichomoniasis: Oral: 250 mg every 8 hours for 7 days or 375 mg twice daily for 7 days or 2 g as a single dose
Bacterial vaginosis: Vaginal: 1 applicatorful (~37.5 mg metronidazole) intravaginally once or twice daily for 5 days; apply once in morning and evening if using twice daily, if daily, use at bedtime SUPPLIED: Cream, topical: 0.75% (45 g) Noritate®: 1% (60 g) Gel, topical (MetroGel®): 0.75% (45 g) Lotion, topical (MetroLotion®): 0.75% (60 mL) |
Butoconazole (femstat)
| Adults: Female: Femstat®-3 [OTC]: Insert 1 applicatorful (~5 g) intravaginally at bedtime for 3 consecutive days Gynazole-1®: Insert 1 applicatorful (~5 g) intravaginally as a single dose; treatment may need to be extended for up to 6 days in pregnant women (use in pregnancy during 2nd or 3rd trimester only) SUPPLIED: |
Clotrimazole (mycelex, gyne-lotrimin)
| Vaginal:
Cream: Tablet: Insert 100 mg/day for 7 days or 500 mg single dose Topical (cream, solution): Apply to affected area twice daily (morning and evening) for 7 consecutive days SUPPLIED: Cream, vaginal: 2% (21 g) Tablet, vaginal (Gyne-Lotrimin® 3): 200 mg (3s) |
Miconazole (monistat)
| Vaginal: Adults: Vulvovaginal candidiasis: Cream, 2%: Insert 1 applicatorful at bedtime for 7 days. Cream, 4%: Insert 1 applicatorful at bedtime for 3 days. Suppository, 100 mg: Insert 1 suppository at bedtime for 7 days. Suppository, 200 mg: Insert 1 suppository at bedtime for 3 days. Suppository, 1200 mg: Insert 1 suppository (a one-time dose); may be used at bedtime or during the day. SUPPLIED: Monistat® 1 Combination Pack: Miconazole nitrate vaginal insert 1200 mg (1) and miconazole external cream 2% (5 g) [Note: Do not confuse with 1-Day™ (formerly Monistat® 1) which contains tioconazole] Monistat® 3 Combination Pack: Miconazole nitrate vaginal suppository 200 mg (3s) and miconazole nitrate external cream 2% Monistat® 3 Cream Combination Pack: Miconazole nitrate vaginal cream 4% and miconazole nitrate external cream 2% Monistat® 7 Combination Pack: Miconazole nitrate vaginal cream 2% (7 prefilled applicators) and miconazole nitrate external cream 2% Cream, topical, as nitrate: 2% (15 g, 30 g, 45 g) Liquid, spray, as nitrate (Micatin®): 2% (90 mL, 105 mL) Suppository, vaginal, as nitrate: 100 mg (7s); 200 mg (3s) |
Terconazole (terazol)
| Adults: Female: Terazol® 3 vaginal cream: Insert 1 applicatorful intravaginally at bedtime for 3 consecutive days Terazol® 7 vaginal cream: Insert 1 applicatorful intravaginally at bedtime for 7 consecutive days Terazol® 3 vaginal suppository: Insert 1 suppository intravaginally at bedtime for 3 consecutive days SUPPLIED: |
Reference(s)
National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine, DailyMed Database.
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