{"ok":true,"entry":{"slug":"miconazole","kind":"medication","name":"miconazole","aliases":["Daktarin"],"brands_sg":["Daktarin","Mycoban","Fungitop","Resolve","Zarin"],"class":"azole antifungal","tags":["skin"],"use_for":"fungal skin infections: feet, groin, trunk, scalp (sg)","use_after":"sg label: twice a day · a course runs 2 to 6 weeks","use_duration":null,"take_with":"washed, dried skin · sg label: the area around it too","pros":["sg: 2% single-ingredient creams are general sale list","sg label: also used for nappy rash in babies","us otc label: jock itch courses run about 2 weeks"],"cons":["us otc label: not effective on the scalp or nails","us otc label: under 2s only if a doctor directs it","sg: hydrocortisone combination creams are pharmacy-only"],"dose_note":"the singapore daktarin cream label puts the ceiling at twice a day — ‘apply DAKTARIN Cream to the skin twice a day’, dropping to ‘once a day’ each if the powder is used alongside it — and frames the rest as duration, not grams: ‘depending on the type and extent of the infection, the treatment may last 2 to 6 weeks’ and ‘do not stop using the medicine until at least a week after all symptoms have disappeared’. the us otc 2% label agrees on frequency, ‘twice daily (morning and night)’, and caps the course: ‘for athlete's foot and ringworm, use daily for 4 weeks. For jock itch, use daily for 2 weeks’. as directed on the label or by your pharmacist/doctor.","dosage":null,"ul_status":null,"sg_class":"general-sale","cautions":["azole antifungal allergy — sg label: not for you","under 2 years — us otc label: only if a doctor directs it","scalp or nails — us otc label: the product is not effective","no better by 4 weeks (2 for jock itch) — us label: see a doctor"],"clashes":[],"sources":[{"id":"hsa_register","url":"https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084/view","label":"HSA — Listing of Registered Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg open dataset, 5,511 rows, cached in full and filtered locally)","quote":"13 of 19 miconazole rows read 'General Sale List', all single-ingredient topical (SIN02028P DAKTARIN CREAM 20 mg/g, SIN07246P MYCOBAN, SIN10022P FUNGITOP, SIN10836P RESOLVE, SIN00962P ZARIN); 4 hydrocortisone combinations are 'Pharmacy Only'","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"ndf_dak_use","url":"https://www.ndf.gov.sg/about-drugs/product-information/SIN02028P","label":"National Drug Formulary (SG, MOH) — DAKTARIN CREAM 20 mg/g [SIN02028P]: what it is for","quote":"DAKTARIN Cream/Powder is a medicine for treating infection of the skin by fungi including yeasts … infections of the scalp, the beard, the trunk, the feet and hands and the groin; diaper rash in babies.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"ndf_dak_dose","url":"https://www.ndf.gov.sg/about-drugs/product-information/SIN02028P","label":"National Drug Formulary (SG, MOH) — DAKTARIN CREAM 20 mg/g [SIN02028P]: how to use it and how much","quote":"Apply DAKTARIN Cream to the skin twice a day … the treatment may last 2 to 6 weeks … Do not stop using the medicine until at least a week after all symptoms have disappeared","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"ndf_dak_how","url":"https://www.ndf.gov.sg/about-drugs/product-information/SIN02028P","label":"National Drug Formulary (SG, MOH) — DAKTARIN CREAM 20 mg/g [SIN02028P]: how to apply it","quote":"Wash the infected skin and dry it well. Rub DAKTARIN gently into the skin with your finger tips. Do not treat the infected skin alone. Apply the product to the area around it also.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"ndf_dak_contra","url":"https://www.ndf.gov.sg/about-drugs/product-information/SIN02028P","label":"National Drug Formulary (SG, MOH) — DAKTARIN CREAM 20 mg/g [SIN02028P]: contraindications","quote":"Do not use DAKTARIN Cream/Powder if you know you are hypersensitive to it or to other similar antifungal medicines.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"ndf_dak_class","url":"https://www.ndf.gov.sg/about-drugs/product-information/SIN02028P","label":"National Drug Formulary (SG, MOH) — DAKTARIN CREAM 20 mg/g [SIN02028P]: forensic classification","quote":"Forensic Classification: GENERAL SALE LIST … Prescription-only Medicines with Exemptions for Supply without Prescription: NA","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"fda_micon_dir","url":"https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json?search=openfda.generic_name:%22MICONAZOLE+NITRATE%22+AND+openfda.route:%22TOPICAL%22&limit=3","label":"US FDA OTC label — miconazole nitrate 2% topical antifungal, Directions, via openFDA","quote":"Apply a thin layer over affected area twice daily (morning and night) or as directed by a doctor … For athlete's foot and ringworm, use daily for 4 weeks. For jock itch, use daily for 2 weeks.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"fda_micon_warn","url":"https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json?search=openfda.generic_name:%22MICONAZOLE+NITRATE%22+AND+openfda.route:%22TOPICAL%22&limit=3","label":"US FDA OTC label — miconazole nitrate 2% topical antifungal, Warnings, via openFDA","quote":"For external use only. Do not use on children under 2 years of age unless directed by a doctor, on scalp or nails … avoid contact with the eyes … Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation occurs","accessed":"2026-08-27"}],"brand_certs":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-29T16:16:26.600885+08:00"},"disclaimer":"kozen-x is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. it lists what published sources have written down. absence of a record is not the same as safe."}