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 g/ml) bacteriostatic against E. coli P. aeruginosa S. aureus and S. pyogenes (100 g/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 14a-desmethyl sterols and increases synthesis of methylated sterols in C. albicans (IC50 3 nM)