Table 1.

Antifungal classification according to structure and mechanism of action [7].

	Inside the Structure	Mechanism of Action
Polyene	Antifungal classification: a look inside the structure Nystatin, natamycin, and amphotericin B	Antifungals that act on the cytoplasmatic membrane
Azoles	Imidazole: miconazole, clotrimazole, and ketoconazole Triazoles: fluconazole and itraconazole (ketoconazole)	Antifungals that act on the cytoplasmatic membrane
Allylamines	Terbinafine and naftifine	Antifungals that act on the cytoplasmatic membrane
Lipopeptides	Papulacandins and glycosylated triterpenes echinocandins: caspofungin, anidulafungin, and micafungin	Antifungals that act on the cell wall
Pyrimidines	Flucytosine	Antifungals that act on the cell nucleus
Other	Ciclopirox potassium iodide, tolnaftate, and griseofulvin	Antifungals that act on the cell nucleus