An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum triazole antifungal agent; completely inhibits growth of T. rubrum, M. audouini, M. canis, and T. verrucosum, as well as some C. albicans and A. fumigatus strains and other fungi (100 μg/ml); bacteriostatic against E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, and S. pyogenes (100 μg/ml); eliminates vaginal C. albicans candidiasis infection in 97% of rats (1%, topical); eliminates vaginal C. albicans candidiasis infection in 50% of rats (10 mg/kg, oral); decreases synthesis of 14α-desmethyl sterols and increases synthesis of methylated sterols in C. albicans (IC50 = 3 nM)