butenafine
Butenafine, sold under the brand names Lotrimin Ultra, Mentax, and Butop (In India only), is a synthetic benzylamine derived antifungal drug.
Key facts
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 459987694
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- [(4-tert-butylphenyl)methyl](methyl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amine
- Drug.image
- Butenafine.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.tradename
- Mentax, Lotrimin Ultra
- Drug.pregnancy_US
- C
- Drug.legal_status
- OTC (Lotrimin Ultra), Rx-only (Mentax)
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Topical (cream)
- Drug.metabolism
- Hepatic
- Drug.elimination_half life
- 35–100 hours
- Drug.CAS_number
- 101828-21-1
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- D01
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Available forms
- Pharmacology
- Chemistry
- Synthesis
- References
Butenafine, sold under the brand names Lotrimin Ultra, Mentax, and Butop (In India only), is a synthetic benzylamine derived antifungal drug.
It is structurally related to the allylamine antifungals terbinafine & naftifine.