Flucostat is a popular medicinal antifungal drug, which is a strong inhibitor (an inhibitory substance) in case of infection with a fungal infection.
To date, the pharmaceutical industry offers quite a few tools that help fight fungal infections, candidiasis, onychomycosis , pityriasis and other diseases of fungal etiology. Also, antifungal drugs are a preventive agent used by patients with low immunity, which is characteristic for patients with AIDS and for chemotherapy and radiation therapy in malignant tumors. Let's try to figure out which of the analogues of Flucostat is better to buy for treatment.
Flucostat or Flucanazole?
Flukanazole is a known analogue of Flucostat. In fact, the agents for the effects are identical: Flucostat is one of the patented names of Flucanazole. According to experts, the quality of both products of the pharmaceutical industry is equally high. Active substance in these antifungals is flucanazole. Flukostat and Flukanazol are well tolerated by most patients, they have absolutely identical contraindications associated with liver diseases, pregnancy, individual intolerance.
The main difference is that Russian companies produce Flucostat both in capsule form and in injectable solutions. Domestic Flukanazol is produced only in capsules. But the analogue of Flucostat - Flucanazole is much cheaper (about 6 times). This fact is explained by the fact that Flukostat is a more untwisted drug due to a competently built advertising policy and more presentable packaging design.
Flucostat or Diflucan?
The analog of the Flucostat tablets is Diflucan, a drug produced by the French pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Diflucan is available in capsules, in the form of a powder for making a suspension and a solution for intravenous injection. The active substance in the drug is also flucanazole, while the auxiliary components in Diflucan and Flucostat are almost identical. The advantage of Diflucan is that the capsules have a more varied dosage. But Flukostat is a cheaper drug than its foreign counterpart, its cost is approximately 3 times less than that of Diflucan.
Other popular Flucostat analogues
At present, there are about 30 analogues of Diflucan and Flucostat. The following are the most popular antifungal drugs:
- Pimafucin is used to treat fungal diseases of the gastrointestinal system, skin and nails, and systemic fungal diseases.
- Funit is intended for therapy of skin mycoses, oral cavity, mucous eyes and candidiasis of female genital organs.
- Irunin , as a rule, is prescribed in systemic mycoses with lesions of deeper layers of the skin, mucous membranes and candidiasis of internal organs. Often dermatologists recommend this medication in cases of ineffective treatment with other antifungal agents.
- Eonosol is prescribed for admission in urogenital candidiasis ( thrush ) in both women and men, with candida balanitis, candidiasis lesions of the skin and nails.
Information on the above preparations confirms that not always more expensive drugs are more effective. Domestic antifungal medicines for therapeutic properties often in no way inferior to imported analogues, but they can be purchased at a more favorable price.