Amphotericin B

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Topically for oral, vaginal and cutaneous candidiasis and otomycosis. Most effective for various types of systemic mycoses.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Renal impairment, epilepsy.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Test dose is must before giving intravenously. Adverse reactions can decrease with inclusion of hydrocortisone 0.6 mg/kg body weight in the infusion.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Chills, fever, aches, nausea, vomiting and dyspnoea. Thromboflebitis of the injected vein. Nephrotoxicity, (azotemia, reduced g.f.r. acidosis, hypokalemia and inability to concentrate urine). Anaemia due to bone marrow depression. CNS toxicity.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Amebicides
  • Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
  • Stomatological Preparations
  • Gynecological Antiinfectives and Antiseptics
  • Antimycotics for Systemic Use
  • Antidiarrheals, Intestinal Anti-Inflammatory
  • antiinfective Agents
  • Antiinfectives and Antiseptics for Local Oral Treatment
  • Intestinal Antiinfectives
  • Liposomes
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibiotics
Prescribed Used to treat potentially life threatening fungal infections.
Weight :924.079
Structure Amphotericin B
Generic Drug Amphotericin B prescribed Used to treat potentially life threatening fungal infections.
Formula

C47H73NO17

Amphotericin B has 21 Brands listed


Amfocan (50 mg)Amfocare (50 mg)
Amfotex (50 mg)Amphocil (100 mg)
Amphocil (50 mg)Ampholip (10 mg)
Ampholip (100 mg)Ampholip (50 mg)
Amphotret (50 mg)Fungisome (10 mg)
Fungisome (25 mg)Fungisome (5 gm)
Fungisome (50 mg)Fungitericin (50 mg)
Fungizone IV (50 mg)Fungsome (50 mg)
Mycol (50 mg)Neotericin (100 mg)
Neotericin (50 mg)Phoricin (50 mg)
Phosome (50 mg)

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