Nizoral
Nizoral here is ketoconazole 200mg tablets, an oral antifungal for severe fungal infections, sold in packs of 10 to 180 tablets.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200mg | 10 tablets | $31.40 | $3.14 |
| 200mg | 30 tablets | $77.10 | $2.57 |
| 200mg | 60 tablets | $138.60 | $2.31 |
| 200mg | 90 tablets | $192.60 | $2.14 |
| 200mg | 120 tablets | $246.00 | $2.05 |
| 200mg | 180 tablets | $361.80 | $2.01 |
- Category
- Antifungals
- Active ingredient
- Ketoconazole
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 200mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Severe fungal infections
- Therapeutic Class
- Imidazole Antifungal
- Pharmacological Class
- Imidazoles
- Minor Side Effects
- Mild nausea, Itching
- Moderate Side Effects
- Stomach discomfort
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Janssen
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 8–12 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at controlled room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- Antacids, Proton pump inhibitors, Midazolam
- Age Restrictions
- Use with caution in paediatric patients.
What you will receive
Nizoral is the originator brand name, made by Janssen. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Nizoral.
- The same active ingredient (Ketoconazole) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Which Nizoral strengths and pack sizes can I order?
Nizoral comes as 200mg tablets. You can order packs of 10, 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 tablets. The pack contains generic ketoconazole, not the original Nizoral. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
How is Nizoral packaged for delivery to Hong Kong?
Nizoral tablets ship in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside about the contents. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days and includes online tracking. Orders can be cancelled within 24 hours if not yet dispatched.
What other names is ketoconazole sold under?
Nizoral is a brand name of ketoconazole, which is also sold as Dandrazol, Fungoral, Ketoderm and Xolegel. Here, ketoconazole can be bought online as generic Nizoral, and also as ketoconazole tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
Is Nizoral the same as ketoconazole?
Yes. Nizoral is the brand name for ketoconazole, and the tablets on this page contain generic ketoconazole 200mg rather than the original brand. The ingredient and strength match; the name on the packaging and the company making it are what differ. Ketoconazole tablets are also sold under the ingredient's own name.
Can I drink alcohol while taking Nizoral?
No. Alcohol is left out for the entire course. Drinking while taking ketoconazole makes liver damage more likely, and the risk applies to every day of treatment rather than only the first few weeks. A single drink is not a safe exception.
Can Nizoral treat nail fungus?
No. Ketoconazole tablets are not used for fungal nail infections, or for fungal meningitis either. Nail and skin fungus is usually treated with a medicated cream, a nail lacquer or a different antifungal taken by mouth. Oral ketoconazole is kept for infections that have spread inside the body.
Is Nizoral used for anything other than fungal infections?
High doses of ketoconazole have been tried for Cushing syndrome, a condition where the body makes too much corticosteroid hormone, and for advanced prostate cancer. Neither use has been shown to be safe or effective. The 200mg tablets sold here are for fungal infections.
About Nizoral
When oral ketoconazole is used
Ketoconazole tablets are for fungal infections that a cream cannot reach: infections that have spread widely, or that other antifungals have not cleared. Nizoral is the brand name, and the 200mg tablets on this page are generic ketoconazole taken by mouth. After swallowing, the medicine travels in the bloodstream to infections deeper than the skin. In the fungus it blocks the making of ergosterol, a building block of the cell membrane, so the infection stops growing.
Taking Nizoral
Take one tablet a day at a regular hour, swallowed with water. Food makes no difference.
An antacid needs a gap: take it at least an hour before the tablet or two hours after. Acid reducers such as omeprazole and famotidine also cut how much ketoconazole the body absorbs.
Stubborn infections can take six months or more to clear. Symptoms fade well before the fungus is gone, so the tablets carry on past that point; stopping early lets the infection come back.
Side effects to know about
Headache, stomach pain, diarrhoea or constipation, heartburn, wind, a dry mouth and a changed sense of taste are the everyday ones, and most settle.
The liver is the main concern with these tablets, and damage can appear in people who had no liver trouble before. Yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, pale stools, loss of appetite or unusual tiredness are the signs, and they need urgent treatment.
Ketoconazole can also stretch the heart's electrical cycle, known as QT prolongation. A fast, pounding or irregular heartbeat, dizziness or fainting are the warning signs.
Alcohol and other medicines
Leave alcohol alone for the whole course — drinking while taking ketoconazole makes serious liver damage more likely.
Several medicines are never combined with it, among them disopyramide, dofetilide, dronedarone, pimozide, quinidine, methadone and ranolazine. Ketoconazole also slows the clearing of simvastatin, lovastatin, midazolam and triazolam, so more of those stays in the body. Alprazolam, felodipine, eplerenone, lurasidone and ergotamine are among the others affected.
Nizoral, ketoconazole tablets and the cream
Ketoconazole 200mg tablets is the same medicine at the same strength under the ingredient's own name; only the brand on the box differs.
Nizoral Cream 2% is a different product altogether — a tube rubbed into the skin for athlete's foot, ringworm, jock itch and seborrhoeic dermatitis, acting only where it is applied.
Sources
- Ketoconazole: MedlinePlus Drug Information — National Library of Medicine