Daktarin
Miconazole
Ingredients & Drug Type
Daktarin is listed as Dental containing Miconazole. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
- Active ingredient
- Miconazole
- Therapeutic class
- Dental
- Dosage form
- Gel
- Strength
- 2% oral
Dosing
- Adult
- 2.5ml 4 مرات يومياً بعد الأكل — تُمسك في الفم
- Pediatric
- 1.25ml
- Frequency
- بعد الأكل وقبل النوم
- Route
- topical
- Frequency: بعد الأكل وقبل النوم.
- Route: topical.
- The final dose depends on diagnosis, age, weight, kidney/liver function, pregnancy status, and other medicines.
- Use the dose written by your doctor or pharmacist; this page is educational and not a personal prescription.
Instructions: لا تبتلع — للاستخدام الموضعي بالفم
Medical Overview
Daktarin is listed as Dental containing Miconazole. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
Daktarin (miconazole) is the two-faced household antifungal: the orange oral gel for infant thrush (4 months+, applied in small smears — bulk dosing is a real choking hazard) and the skin cream for tinea and candida. Its trap: even the oral gel meaningfully potentiates warfarin and sulfonylureas — a documented, underappreciated interaction.
Uses / Indications
- Oral thrush (fungal mouth infection)
- Used for indications selected by a clinician or pharmacist based on diagnosis and the official leaflet.
Side Effects
- الجل: غثيان خفيف
- اضطراب معدة
- وطعم متغير. الكريم: لسعة واحمرار موضعيان عابران. تحسس نادر. لدى الرضع: خطر الاختناق إن وُضع الجل كتلة كبيرة (انظر التحذيرات — قاعدة السلامة الأولى).
- Side effects vary by active ingredient, dose, and patient factors.
Contraindications
- **الرضع دون 4 أشهر ممنوع** (بلعهم غير ناضج — خطر انسداد)
- أمراض كبد فعالة (للجل)
- والحساسية له. الكريم آمن عموماً موضعياً.
- Previous allergy to the active ingredient or any component.
Warnings
- لرضيعك: ضع كمية صغيرة بإصبع نظيف وامسح البقع البيضاء بلطف موزعة على دفعات — **لا ملء الملعقة ولا وسط اللسان دفعة واحدة** (خطر اختناق حقيقي حذرت منه الهيئات)
- واستمر يومين بعد الاختفاء. عقّمي الحلمات واللهايات بالغلي يومياً (وإلا عادت العدوى ذهاباً وإياباً بينكما — وعالجي حلمتيك إن كنتِ ترضعين وتشعرين بوخز). فطريات فم متكررة لدى بالغ = فحص سكري ومناعة. احجز أطفال أو جلدية عبر كلينكس جو.
- Do not start, stop, or change dose without medical advice, especially during pregnancy or chronic disease.
Drug Interactions
- الجل الفموي يتصرف كدواء جهازي خفيف: **يقوّي الوارفارين خطراً** (نزف موثق — INR يُراقب أو يُستبدل العلاج)
- ويرفع السلفونيل يوريا (هبوط سكر) والفينيتوين وبعض الستاتينات. أخبر طبيبك بأدويتك قبل «مجرد جل فطريات».
- Tell your clinician or pharmacist about all medicines, supplements, and herbs you use.
Patient Guidance
- Read the patient leaflet.
- Use only as prescribed.
- Ask a pharmacist if anything about use is unclear.
Before Using This Medicine
Tell your clinician before use if you have
- Any previous allergy to this medicine, its class, or any ingredient.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned pregnancy, or fertility treatment.
- Kidney, liver, heart, stomach ulcer, bleeding, epilepsy, or chronic disease history.
- Regular medicines, supplements, herbal products, or alcohol use.
Seek urgent care if you notice
- Breathing difficulty, face or throat swelling, severe rash, fainting, or chest pain.
- Severe diarrhea, black stools, vomiting blood, yellow eyes, confusion, or unusual bleeding.
- Any symptom that feels severe, new, or rapidly worsening after taking the medicine.
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Storage & Manufacturer
- Storage:
- Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.
Trusted Medical Sources
Use these references to verify official labeling, patient information, therapeutic class, dosing cautions, contraindications, and safety updates.
Common Questions
What is Daktarin?
Daktarin contains Miconazole and is categorized as Dental. Its exact use depends on diagnosis and the official product label.
What is the dose of Daktarin?
Catalog dosing information includes: 2.5ml 4 مرات يومياً بعد الأكل — تُمسك في الفم. The personal dose must be confirmed by a doctor or pharmacist.
What warnings matter before using Daktarin?
Check allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, chronic disease, and all current medicines before use. Seek urgent care for severe allergy or rapidly worsening symptoms.
How should Daktarin be stored?
Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.