canestan athletes foot cream & canetsan thrush cream...same thing?

[joko]

a wee while ago i bought some canestan cream for 'feminine itching' as they call it.

when i got home i discovered id picked up the one that looks identical but has an AF on...i thought nothing of it and used it, but on further investigation discovered its for athletes foot...

so - is it basically the same stuff, just different label and market?
and can i use it again if need be? there were no ill effects that i could see...

i have no need of it for my feet

thanks

[Sqad]

Same thing.

[Buenchico]

1% of the ordinary Canesten cream consists of the actual anti-fungal ingredient (Clotrimazole)

Canesten Thrush Cream contains a 'double dose' (2%) of Clotrimazole.

Canesten AF Dual Action Cream contains the same 1% as the basic product but also includes an anti-bacterial agent. (The Clotrimazole is there to treat the cause of athletes foot, i.e. the fungus, while the anti-bacterial agent is there to reduce foot odour resulting from the infection).

They're largely interchangeable. (I have occasional problems with 'jock itch' but I've learnt that buying a generic 'thrush cream' provides me the same product as Canesten but at about half the price. However, I've also used Canesten AF for the problem).

Chris

[lillylemon]

the canesten AF cream is only 1% clotrimazole whereas the thrush cream is 2% so is more effective