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Fungal infections, drugs used

Haria M, Bryson HM, Goa KL. Itraconazole. A reappraisal of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic use in the management of superficial fungal infections. Drugs 1996 51(4) 585-620. Erratum in Drugs. 1996 52(2) 253. [Pg.1386]

McCormack PL, Perry CM. Caspofungin a review of its use in the treatment of fungal infections. Drugs 2005 65 2049-2068. [Pg.48]

Antifungal drugs are used to treat superficial and deep fungal infections. The antifungal drugs specifically discussed in this chapter are amphotericin B (Fungizone), flucona-... [Pg.130]

Self-Test E.1A A sample of a drug extracted from a fruit used by the Achuar Jivaro people of Peru to treat fungal infections is found to contain 2.58 X 1024 oxygen atoms. What is the chemical amount (in moles) of O atoms in the sample ... [Pg.64]

Miconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent used as miconazole base or miconazole nitrate for the treatment of superficial candidiasis and of skin infections dermato-phytosis and pityriasis versicolor. The drug has also been given intravenously by infusion for the treatment of disseminated fungal infections. Miconazole can be given by mouth in a dose of 120-240 mg, as oral gel four times daily after food, for... [Pg.5]

The most widespread are dermatophytic fungal infections, which include skin, hair, and nails. Most infections can be cured by using topical drugs, such as tolnaftate, undecylenic acid, haloprogin, clotrimazole, and miconazole. Griseofulvin is used orally for deep infections, in particular for infections of the nail bed. Currently, ketoconazole is widely used for treating chronic dermatophytes. [Pg.535]

The spectrum of its activity is somewhat narrower than that of amphotericin and nystatin, but at the same time, it is less toxic. It exhibits especially pronounced activity against a few strains of Fusarium and Cefalosporium. Natamycin is a drug for treating superficial fungal infections, and it is used only for ophthalmologic purposes. Synonyms of this drug are pimafucin, pimaricin, tennecetin, and others. [Pg.537]

Systemic fungal infections hypersensitivity to the drug IM use in ITP administration of live virus vaccines (eg, smallpox) in patients receiving immunosuppressive corticosteroid doses (see Warnings). [Pg.262]

The delivery of drugs to the RES (also referred to as the mononuclear phagocyte system) is an area where liposomes have a potential for success. They were successfully used in the delivery of antimonial drugs to treat experimental leishmaniasis infection [313], Very good results were obtained in the treatment of systemic fungal infections in cancer patients using liposomal amphotericin B [314, 315]. [Pg.111]

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