Terconazole dosage and administration

Terconazole
TERAZOL 7®,TERAZOL 3® FDA Package Insert
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Dosage and Administration

• TERAZOL® 7 (terconazole) Vaginal Cream 0.4%

One full applicator (5 g) of TERAZOL® 7 Vaginal Cream (20 mg terconazole) should be administered intravaginally once daily at bedtime for seven consecutive days.

• TERAZOL® 3 (terconazole) Vaginal Cream 0.8%

One full applicator (5 g) of TERAZOL® 3 Vaginal Cream (40 mg terconazole) should be administered intravaginally once daily at bedtime for three consecutive days.

• TERAZOL® 3 (terconazole) Vaginal Suppositories 80 mg

One TERAZOL® 3 Vaginal Suppository (80 mg terconazole) should be administered intravaginally once daily at bedtime for three consecutive days.

Before prescribing another course of therapy, the diagnosis should be reconfirmed by smears and/or cultures and other pathogens commonly associated with vulvovaginitis ruled out. The therapeutic effect of these products is not affected by menstruation.

References

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.