Ketoconazole

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Ketoconazole. The five-membered ring with two nitrogen atoms is an azole.

Ketoconazole is one of the azole-based antifungal drugs used to treat fungal infections. Its use has greatly diminished because of the introduction of better treatment alternatives, including the triazoles fluconazole and itraconazole.