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A member asked:
Can i use miconazol nitrate cream on a cold sore ?
4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
NO: it is an anti-fungal medication and will not help and should never be used to treat a cold sore.
Answered 4/19/2016
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Useless: Miconazole is an antifungal medication. Cold sores are caused by the Herpes virus. Antifungals DO NOT treat viral cold sores. Therefore it is useless to use this as a treatment. Zovirax is the recommended topical cream to treat cold sores.
Answered 10/14/2016
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Cold sore : Cold sore sore is caused by virus . Micinazole is an antifungal cream , it won't work in cold sore . You can try Zovirax, it's over the counter .
Answered 6/4/2017
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Cream: Miconazole is a an anti fungal. Won't work on cold sores which are viral. Use Zovirax on the cold sore or see your GP
Answered 6/4/2017
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