Medicine guide

Miconazole Nitrate 2% Cream Antifungal

2 g/100g · Cream

  • Available without prescription
  • Azole Antifungal
Active substance
Miconazole Nitrate
Made by
Cardinal Health 110 dba LEADER

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2025-05-13

What it is

Anti-Fungal

Used for
  • Proven clinically effective in the treatment of most athlete's foot (tinea pedis), jock itch (tinea crurus), and ringworm (tinea capitis) relieves itching, scaling, cracking, burning and discomfort associated…
Warning

For external use only.

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
198other products contain Miconazole Nitrate — compare makers, forms and strengths

Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed

What it is for

  • proven clinically effective in the treatment of most athlete's foot (tinea pedis), jock itch (tinea crurus), and ringworm (tinea capitis) relieves itching, scaling, cracking, burning and discomfort associated with these conditions.

From the official label · 2025-05-13 · DailyMed

How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Oravig). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Miconazole is an antifungal drug [see Microbiology (12.4)].

Half-life24 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 5 daysfive half-lives — our arithmetic
How the body breaks it down

Metabolism and Excretion Most of the absorbed miconazole is metabolized by the liver with less than 1% of the administered dose found unchanged in urine.

With food

Food Effect There was no formal food effect study conducted with ORAVIG; however, in clinical studies patients were allowed to eat and drink while taking ORAVIG.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-01-08

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • Directions:
  • Clean the affected area and dry thoroughly Apply a thin layer of the product over the affected area twice daily, morning and night or as directed by a doctor.
  • Supervise children in the use of this product For Athletes Foot U se daily for 4 weeks.
  • If condition persists, consult a doctor Pay special Attention to the spaces between the toes Wear well fitting, ventilated shoes Change socks at least once daily For Ringworm U se daily for 4 weeks.
  • If condition persists, consult a doctor For Jock Itch Use Daily for 2 weeks.
  • If condition persists longer, consult a doctor.
  • This product is not effective on scalp and nails ​

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Other warnings

  • For external use only.
  • Do not use if the safety-sealed tube is punctured or damaged.
  • Do not use on
  • children under 2 years of age unless directed by a doctor.
  • When using this product
  • avoid contact with the eyes.
  • Stop use and
  • ask a doctor
  • irritation occurs or if there is no improvement within 4 weeks (for athlete's foot and ringworm) If irritation occurs or if there is no improvement within 2 weeks (for Jock Itch).

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Keep away from children

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) immediately.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.

How to store it

  • Store at 15° - 30° c (59° - 86° f)
  • Lot number and expiration date see crimp of tube or see box.
  • To open: Unscrew cap, tear safety seal off.

Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.

What kind of medicine it is

Anti-Fungal

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

Alcohol, Carbomer, cetostearyl alcohol, dimethyl sulfoxide, edetate disodium, ethylparaben, glycerol, Mineral Oil, Mono and di glycerides, Petrolatum, Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether, purified water, stearic acid, triethanolamine.

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

  • Alcohol (ethanol)AlcoholMatters for children, in pregnancy, in recovery and with some medicines.
  • ParabensethylparabenPreservatives some people prefer to avoid or are sensitive to.

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

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Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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Details

Made byCardinal Health 110 dba LEADER
Active substanceMiconazole Nitrate
Used inAntibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Strength2 g/100g
FormCream
RouteTopical
Packs1 TUBE in 1 BOX / 28 g in 1 TUBE
NDC70000-0718

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

6 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.