Perrigo Approved for Generic Gynazole-1 Cream

Perrigo announced that it has received final approval from the FDA for Butoconazole nitrate 2% vaginal cream, the generic equivalent of Ther-Rx‘s Gynazole-1 vaginal cream.

Butoconazole nitrate, an azole antifungal, is indicated for the local treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis (infections caused by Candida). Azole antifungals inhibit a CYP450 enzyme which catalyses the synthesis of ergosterol, the primary sterol in the fungal cell membrane. This inhibition causes an accumulation of methylsterols which inhibit cell membrane formation, ultimately preventing fungal growth.

Perrigo is working with KV Pharmaceutical to launch this product by the end of 2012.

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