Are Antifungals Considered Antibiotics?

Note: antifungal medicines are different to antibiotics, which are antibacterial medicines. Antibiotics do not kill fungi - they kill other types of germs (called bacteria). In fact, you are more prone to getting a fungal infection if you take antibiotics.

Can antifungals treat bacterial infections?

Compared with the wide range of antibiotics available to treat bacterial infections, there are only a handful of effective antifungals that are actually used.

Which antibiotic is used as antifungal agent?

Azole Antifungal Drugs

Two important triazoles are itraconazole and fluconazole. In general, the azole antifungal agents are thought to inhibit cytochrome P₄₅₀-dependent enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of cell membrane sterols. Ketoconazole set the stage for the orally administered antifungal azoles.