1-(2-Heterocydyl-2-(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2,4-triazoles are antifungal agents useful for the treatment of fungal infections in humans and other animals.
Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is halo and R is an aryl group and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful antifungal agents in animals, including man.