Not exact matches
What's startling, is that the cream, Vusion, is simply made up
of three ingredients that are available over the counter —
miconazole (an antifungal drug), zinc oxide, and petroleum jelly.
To which is added
miconazole powder to a concentration
of 2 %
miconazole Total: about 30 grams combinedApply sparingly after each feeding.
If your health care provider stares at you blankly, print out the linked article and / or ask for the following prescription: Mupirocin ointment 2 %: 15 grams, Betamethasone ointment 0.1 %: 15 grams, add to
miconazole powder to a concentration
of 2 %
miconazole.
I used to use nystatin ointment or
miconazole cream (15 grams) as part
of the mixture, and these work well enough, but I believe the use
of powdered
miconazole (or even clotrimazole powder) gives better results.
Dr. Tesar's team identified two promising drugs out
of nearly 700 in the screen -
Miconazole, an ingredient in over-the-counter treatments for fungal infections such as athlete's foot and clobetasol, a topical corticosteroid used for various skin conditions.
Not only were
Miconazole and clobetasol able to stimulate the differentiation
of stem cells into mature oligodendrocytes, most importantly, these drugs stimulated the formation
of new insulation (myelin) and reversed disease severity in animal models
of MS.. While not all adult tissues in our body contain stem cells, this approach may change the way MS is managed.
Chlorhexidine,
miconazole or other forms
of antibiotic shampoo can also effectively cleanse the infected lesions
of dermatophilosis.