Econazole is a synthetic derivative of imidazole. Has a local antifungal and antibacterial effect. It inhibits the biosynthesis of ergosterol, which regulates the permeability of the cell wall of microorganisms. It dissolves easily in lipids and penetrates well into tissues. Active against dermatophytes Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton, yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida, and Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare), causing multicolored lichen and Corinebacterium minutissimum); some gram-positive bacteria (streptococci, staphylococci).