Antifungal medications are usually what yeast infection sufferers head for first time around. Either over-the-counter (OTC) or through prescription from their doctor.

And they can work well if the infection is caught early enough. They are drug-based and are either topically applied in cream or lotion form -- in the case of internal vaginal infection by suppositories -- or some can be taken orally.

Typical OTC Medication for Yeast Infection

miconazole (Monistat, Femizol etc.)
butoconazole Nitrate (Femstat 3)
tioconazole (Vagistat)

Typical Prescription Medication for Yeast Infection

clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Mycelex etc.)
fluconazole (Diflucan)
ketoconazole (Nizoral)
itraconazole (Sporanox)

Potential Drawbacks of Drug-based Medication

Even using drug-based medication some people suffer recurring yeast infections. There could be a couple of reasons for this.

The first is that, by and large, the medications are applied directly to the infected area and therefore address the local symptoms and not the root cause.

The second is that like many drugs, the Candida fungi can attain a resistance to them, thus making them ineffective.

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