Bifonazole

Bifonazole
Clinical data
Trade names	Canespor, many others
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Routes of; administration	Topical
ATC code	D01AC10 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	In general: Over-the-counter (OTC);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (RS)-1-[Phenyl(4-phenylphenyl)methyl]-1H-imidazole;
CAS Number	60628-96-8 ;
PubChem CID	2378;
DrugBank	DB04794 ;
ChemSpider	2287 ;
UNII	QYJ305Z91O;
KEGG	D01775 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:31286 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL277535 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9045631 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.056.651
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C22H18N2
Molar mass	310.400 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Chirality	Racemic mixture
	SMILES n1ccn(c1)C(c3ccc(c2ccccc2)cc3)c4ccccc4;
	InChI InChI=1S/C22H18N2/c1-3-7-18(8-4-1)19-11-13-21(14-12-19)22(24-16-15-23-17-24)20-9-5-2-6-10-20/h1-17,22H ; Key:OCAPBUJLXMYKEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;

Bifonazole (trade name Canespor among others^[1]) is an imidazole antifungal drug used in form of ointments.

It was patented in 1974 and approved for medical use in 1983.^[2] There are also combinations with carbamide for the treatment of onychomycosis.

^ International Drug Names: Bifonazole.
^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 502. ISBN 9783527607495.