Gyno-Daktarin cream contains a medicine called miconazole nitrate. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘antifungals’. Gyno-Daktarin cream is used for infections of the vagina and the skin around the vagina. Signs of these infections include itching, redness and white discharge. Gyno-Daktarin cream works by destroying the fungus that causes the infection and some of the bacteria which may also be present. Gyno-Daktarin comes with a applicator for vaginal use.