Drug Summary

  Drug name:  griseofulvin
  Chemical name:  Griseofulvin
  Formula:  C₁₇H₁₇ClO₆
  Weight:   352.766
  CAS no:  126-07-8
  DrugBank link:  DB00400
  Description:  An antifungal antibiotic. Griseofulvin may be given by mouth in the treatment of tinea infections. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of ringworm infections of the skin, hair, and nails, namely: tinea corporis, tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea barbae, cradle cap or other conditions caused by Trichophyton or Microsporum fungi.