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ABSTRACT The disclosure relates to fungicidal pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions comprising as a fungicidally active ingredient a 1-(alkyl, cycloalkyl or optionally-substituted phenyl)-1-(optionally-substituted phenyl or benzyl)-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-ethanol derivative, for example 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)ethanol, and a method of killing a micro-organism of the genus Candida or Trichophyton by administering such a composition or triazole derivative to the locus of the micro-organism. The triazole derivatives are formulated into the claimed compositions using conventional pharmaceutical excipients, and by conventional pharmaceutical techniques. |