Exoderil 1% solution for skin
 
Properties and mode of action: Exoderil is an antifungal agent for external applications. The active substance of the product is naphthifine. Naftifine is active against dermatophyte skin localized fungi, e.g. trichophyton, microsporon and epidermophyton species), yeasts (Candida species, Pityriasis versicolor), fungi (Aspergillus species) and other fungi (eg Sporothrix schenkii). In the case of dermatophytes and Aspergillus species, naphthifine is a fungicide in vitro. In the case of yeasts, naphthifine is either fungicidal or fungistatic depending on the type of strain involved.

In addition to its antifungal action, naphthifine also has antibacterial activity by acting on a wide range of gram-positive or gram-negative microorganisms that frequently occur in association with the fungal condition. From a clinical point of view, naphthifine has also been shown to have an intrinsic anti-inflammatory action, which leads to a rapid reduction of inflammatory symptoms, especially pruritus. Because it penetrates rapidly into the skin and is present in persistent antifungal concentrations in various layers of the skin, Exoderil can be administered only once a day in local applications.