Drug Facts
Composition & Profile
Identifiers & Packaging
HOW SUPPLIED GYNAZOLE•1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% is available in cartons containing one single-dose prefilled disposable applicator (NDC 45802- 396 -01). Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°-30°C (59°-86°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Avoid heat above 30°C (86°F).; PACKAGE/LABEL PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL Rx Only NDC 45802- 396 -01 GYNAZOLE•1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% The applicator delivers approximately 5 g cream, containing 100 mg butoconazole nitrate. IN ONE PREFILLED DISPOSABLE APPLICATOR For Vaginal Use Only. NET WT 5.8 g The following image is a placeholder representing the product identifier that is either affixed or imprinted on the drug package label during the packaging operation. carton serialization
- HOW SUPPLIED GYNAZOLE•1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% is available in cartons containing one single-dose prefilled disposable applicator (NDC 45802- 396 -01). Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°-30°C (59°-86°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Avoid heat above 30°C (86°F).
- PACKAGE/LABEL PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL Rx Only NDC 45802- 396 -01 GYNAZOLE•1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% The applicator delivers approximately 5 g cream, containing 100 mg butoconazole nitrate. IN ONE PREFILLED DISPOSABLE APPLICATOR For Vaginal Use Only. NET WT 5.8 g The following image is a placeholder representing the product identifier that is either affixed or imprinted on the drug package label during the packaging operation. carton serialization
Overview
GYNAZOLE • 1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% contains butoconazole nitrate 2%, an imidazole derivative with antifungal activity. Its chemical name is (±)-1-[4-(p-chlorophenyl)-2- [(2,6-dichlorophenyl) thio]butyl] imidazole mononitrate, and it has the following chemical structure: Butoconazole nitrate is a white to off-white crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 474.79. It is sparingly soluble in methanol; slightly soluble in chloroform, methylene chloride, acetone, and ethanol; very slightly soluble in ethyl acetate; and practically insoluble in water. It melts at about 159°C with decomposition. GYNAZOLE • 1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% contains 2% butoconazole nitrate in a cream of edetate disodium, glyceryl monoisostearate, methylparaben, mineral oil, polyglyceryl-3 oleate, propylene glycol, propylparaben, colloidal silicon dioxide, sorbitol solution, purified water, and microcrystalline wax. Chemical Structure.jpg
Indications & Usage
GYNAZOLE • 1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% is indicated for the local treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis (infections caused by Candida ). The diagnosis should be confirmed by KOH smears and/or cultures (see CLINICAL STUDIES ). Note: GYNAZOLE • 1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% is safe and effective in non-pregnant women; however, the safety and effectiveness of this product in pregnant women has not been established (see PRECAUTIONS - Pregnancy ).
Dosage & Administration
The recommended dose of GYNAZOLE • 1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% is one applicatorful of cream (approximately 5 grams of the cream) intravaginally. This amount of cream contains approximately 100 mg of butoconazole nitrate.
Warnings & Precautions
WARNINGS This cream contains mineral oil. Mineral oil may weaken latex or rubber products such as condoms or vaginal contraceptive diaphragms; therefore, use of such products within 72 hours following treatment with GYNAZOLE•1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% is not recommended. Recurrent vaginal yeast infections, especially those that are difficult to eradicate, can be an early sign of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in women who are considered at risk for HIV infection.
Contraindications
GYNAZOLE • 1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components of the product.
Adverse Reactions
Of the 314 patients treated with GYNAZOLE • 1 ® Butoconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream USP, 2% for 1 day in controlled clinical trials, 18 patients (5.7%) reported complaints such as vulvar/vaginal burning, itching, soreness and swelling, pelvic or abdominal pain or cramping, or a combination of two or more of these symptoms. In 3 patients (1%) these complaints were considered treatment-related. Five of the 18 patients reporting adverse events discontinued the study because of them.
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