Consult your doctor
OTC products are used in treating infection from yeast; they contain one of four active ingredients which include butoconazole nitrate (Femstat 3) and tioconazole (Vagistat. The drugs belong to the same anti-fungal family and their functioning is similar – they collapse the Candida organism’s cell wall until they dissolve completely. The switch of Femstat 3 to OTC status got the approval of FDA in 1996.
If you notice you have yeast infection, your first visit to the doctor’s office should be to obtain direction from your doctor on the product that is best suited for you, also find out the benefits from the natural cure for yeast infection.