How Long For Clotrimazole Vagina Tablet Or Cream To Dissolve And Absorb

For clotrimazole tablet or cream to start to dissolve, it must be inserted into the body orifice. After insertion, it will then dissolve. This takes some time depending on the dosage form be it tablet or cream. Absorption of clotrimazole tablet or cream after it has dissolve is the same.

Clotrimazole is a drug which is used to treat vaginal yeast infections. It reduces vaginal burning, itching, and discharge that may occur with this condition. This medication is an azole antifungal. It works by stopping the growth of yeast (fungus) that causes the infection. The vaginal product comes in 2 forms (a vaginal cream or tablet).

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How Long For Clotrimazole To Dissolve And Absorb

Vagina suppositories are made to dissolve at body temperature. They achieve this with the aid of base added to the drug. After dissolving, they are absorbed into the body.

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Clotrimazole bases are made from substances like gelatin or cocoa butter that surround the drug. As the warmth of your body melts (dissolves) the outside, the drug slowly releases.

How Long Clotrimazole Tablet And Cream To Dissolve

It takes about 15 minutes from the time it was inserted to when it dissolves. This is also called dissolution. This is a situation whereby the tablet melts into liquid.

Clotrimazole cream is already in the form of liquid. It dissolves almost instantly.

How Long Clotrimazole Tablet And Cream To Absorb

After dissolution, the tablet becomes water inside the vagina. It is at times like this it can leak out if the woman starts her normal routine. It takes about another 45 minutes i.e. an hour from when it was first inserted to be fully absorbed into the body.

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For clotrimazole cream, the absorption rate is about 45 minutes i.e from when it was inserted. This is because it was inserted as a liquid form which is ready for absorption.