The incidence of vaginitis is high, and it is easy to relapse. The main clinical manifestations are leukorrhagia, vulva and vaginal itching. The treatment method and drug selection are especially important. In this paper, the relevant literature reports of topical drugs for treating vaginitis in recent years were searched, the pharmacological effects of commonly used western medicine, Chinese medicine and Chinese patent medicine were summarized, and the existing shortcomings were pointed out. It is helpful to provide the basis for clinical research of external drugs for vaginitis in the future.

Meng Wang, Xiaoping Cui, Yating Zhang, Panjie Cui, Xinchun Xiao, Xia Liu. Research on Pharmacological Action of Commonly Used Topical Drugs for Vaginitis. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 11: 14-21. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2022.041103.

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