Clotrimazole

DRUG INFORMATION

  ADULT
    - DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION Gently massage sufficient Clotrimazole Topical Solution,
      USP 1% into the affected and surrounding skin areas twice a day, in the morning
      and evening. Clinical improvement, with relief of pruritus, usually occurs within
      the first week of treatment with Clotrimazole Topical Solution, USP 1%.
      Source: US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole), section 'dosage and
      administration', retrieved 2026-08-29

  CHILD
    - Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have been established for
      clotrimazole when used as indicated and in the recommended dosage.
      Source: US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole), section 'pediatric use',
      retrieved 2026-08-29

  RENAL IMPAIRMENT
    - No kidney-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.
      Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole),
      retrieved 2026-08-29

  HEPATIC IMPAIRMENT
    - No liver-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.
      Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole),
      retrieved 2026-08-29

  PREGNANCY
    - Usage in Pregnancy Teratogenic Effects Pregnancy Category B The disposition of 14
      C-clotrimazole has been studied in humans and animals.
      Source: US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole), section 'pregnancy',
      retrieved 2026-08-29
    - Clotrimazole is very poorly absorbed following dermal application or intravaginal
      administration to humans.
      Source: US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole), section 'pregnancy',
      retrieved 2026-08-29
    - (See CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ) In clinical trials, use of vaginally applied
      clotrimazole in pregnant women in their second and third trimesters has not been
      associated with ill effects.
      Source: US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole), section 'pregnancy',
      retrieved 2026-08-29

  BREASTFEEDING
    - It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk.
      Source: US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole), section 'nursing mothers',
      retrieved 2026-08-29
    - Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when
      clotrimazole is used by a nursing woman.
      Source: US FDA label for clotrimazole (Clotrimazole), section 'nursing mothers',
      retrieved 2026-08-29