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After oral or intravenous administration, isavuconazonium is rapidly hydrolysed by esterases in blood or the gastrointestinal tract to the active form, isavuconazole. [7] [8] [15] Isavuconazole works by inhibition of lanosterol 14α-demethylase, the enzyme responsible for converting lanosterol to ergosterol by demethylation.
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An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others.
Ravuconazole (codenamed BMS-207147 and ER-30346) is a potent triazole antifungal, the development of which was discontinued in 2007. [1] The drug has shown to have a similar spectrum of activity to voriconazole, with an increased half-life. [2]
Fosravuconazole (trade name Nailin) is a triazole antifungal agent. [1] [2] In Japan, it is approved for the treatment of onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nail. [3]It is a prodrug that is converted into ravuconazole.
Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used for a number of fungal infections. [5] This includes candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, dermatophytosis, and tinea versicolor. [5]
Isoconazole is an azole antifungal drug and could inhibit gram positive bacteria. [1] [2] For foot and vaginal infections, isoconazole has a similar effectiveness to clotrimazole.
Posaconazole is absorbed within three to five hours. It is predominantly eliminated through the liver, and has a half-life of about 35 hours. Oral administration of posaconazole taken with a high-fat meal exceeds 90% bioavailability and increases the concentration by four times compared to fasting state.