patients work up a sweat after taking ketoconazole for tinea versicolor
February 2004
Some dermatologists have patients work up a sweat after taking ketoconazole for tinea versicolor.
This is to help concentrate the drug into the skin.
Some dermatologists say to take 400 mg of ketoconazole... work up a sweat...then avoid showering for at least 4 hours.
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