antifungal

antifungal
= antimycotic; adj.
describing a drug that kills or inactivates fungi and is used to treat fungal (including yeast) infections. Antifungal drugs include amphotericin, griseofulvin, the imidazoles, itraconazole, nystatin, terbinafine, and tolnaftate.

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