Prescription medicine
Sulconazole Brand names: Exelderm
Sulconazole (Exelderm) is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 1985. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.
- No generic listed
- A presentation discontinued
Check it at the source: the sulconazole FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 8, 2026, Journey Medical Corporation); the NDA 18738 record on Drugs@FDA; every sulconazole label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of June 8, 2026; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026
Used for
From the label: indications and usageEXELDERM (sulconazole nitrate, USP) SOLUTION, 1.0% is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent indicated for the treatment of tinea cruris and tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis;
Forms and strengths
- 10 mg/ml
- 10 mg/g
Solution; cream.
On the market
- Earliest approval on file
- August 30, 1985 Exelderm, Journey; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
- Generic approvals
- No generic approved
- Labelers listed (NDC)
- 3 of which 0 under generic applications, 3 under brand applications, repackagers included
Supply and safety
- Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
- Not in the survey
- Shortage (FDA)
- None current 3 past records
- Recalls by its makers (FDA)
- No recall recorded
- FAERS reports
- 23 through July 30, 2026
What is sulconazole used for?
From the label: indications and usageEXELDERM (sulconazole nitrate, USP) SOLUTION, 1.0% is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent indicated for the treatment of tinea cruris and tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis; and for the treatment of tinea versicolor. Effectiveness has not been proven in tinea pedis (athlete's foot). Symptomatic relief usually occurs within a few days after starting EXELDERM SOLUTION and clinical improvement usually occurs within one week.
Conditions named in the indications of sulconazole's FDA labels, with every medicine labeled for each:
From other sulconazole labelsFungal infections: INDICATIONS AND USAGE EXELDERM (sulconazole nitrate, USP) SOLUTION, 1.0% is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent indicated for the treatment of tinea cruris and tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes …
FDA pharmacologic class: Azole Antifungal.
Source: FDA drug label (Exelderm), Journey Medical Corporation, effective June 8, 2026 (SPL set 5b73e83e-8d3c-4d96-b4f6-9f854430add8), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
Is there a generic for sulconazole (Exelderm)?
No generic sulconazole is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
- 1985 earliest approval on file
Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)
Is sulconazole in shortage?
No sulconazole presentation is listed as in shortage in the FDA Drug Shortage Database (read October 8, 2026); its 3 records are all marked to be discontinued, the latest updated May 8, 2026. ASHP keeps a separate shortage list, which can differ.
| Presentation | Company | Status | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exelderm, Solution, 1.0% 30 mL (NDC 69489-721-30) | Journey Medical Corporation | To Be Discontinued | May 8, 2026 |
| Exelderm, Solution, 1.0% 5 mL (NDC 69489-721-05) | Journey Medical Corporation | To Be Discontinued | May 8, 2026 |
| Sulconazole Nitrate, Solution, 30 mL (NDC 72143-321-30) | Journey Medical Corporation | To Be Discontinued | May 8, 2026 |
Source: FDA Drug Shortage Database via openFDA, updated October 8, 2026
What do FAERS reports show for sulconazole?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 23 reports that list sulconazole among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 3 are coded as a death and 8 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.
The most reported reactions
Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026
What else is labeled for the same conditions as sulconazole?
18 other medicines are given the same way (topical) and in the same FDA class as sulconazole or labeled mainly for the same use (fungal infections), the same class first. Fungal infections lists all 33 medicines labeled for it, by any route. The first 8 are below. They are listed as records, not as substitutes: whether one can replace another is a prescriber's decision.
| Medicine | Shared indication | Generic labelers (topical) | Pharmacy cost | Shortage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clotrimazole | Fungal infections | 13 labelers | $0.133 per gram 1% topical cream | No current entry |
| Miconazole | Fungal infections | none listed | $0.120 per gram 2% topical cream | No current entry |
| Ketoconazole | Fungal infections | 25 labelers | $0.249 per gram 2% cream | No current entry |
| Betamethasone and clotrimazole | Fungal infections | 16 labelers | $0.190 per gram Clotrimazole-betamethasone cream | No current entry |
| Econazole | Fungal infections | 6 labelers | $0.351 per gram 1% cream | No current entry |
| Oxiconazole | Fungal infections | 1 labeler | $3.92 per gram 1% cream | No current entry |
| Luliconazole | Fungal infections | none listed | n/a | No current entry |
| Miconazole and petrolatum and zinc oxide | Fungal infections | none listed | $9.12 per gram 0.25-15% | No current entry |
Every medicine labeled for the same conditions as sulconazole
Source: FDA drug labels (indications), NDC Directory, NADAC of October 7, 2026, FDA shortages (October 8, 2026)
What next?
- Alternatives to sulconazole
- 18 medicines for the same use
- Other azole antifungals
- the pharmacologic class, with prices and generics
- Sulconazole side effects
- the label's list beside FAERS reports
- Sulconazole shortage record
- every presentation, company and date
- Check an interaction
- what two or more labels say about each other