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Isavuconazonium, sold under the brand name Cresemba, is a systemic antifungal medication of the triazole class which is used to treat invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis. [ 9 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 12 ] It is used as the sulfate. [ 9 ]
Voriconazole, sold under the brand name Vfend among others, is an antifungal medication used to treat a number of fungal infections. [5] This includes aspergillosis , candidiasis , coccidioidomycosis , histoplasmosis , penicilliosis , and infections by Scedosporium or Fusarium . [ 5 ]
Second-generation triazoles, including voriconazole, posaconazole and ravuconazole, are more potent and more active against resistant pathogens. [ 2 ] For wood preservation , other azoles such as propiconazole , tebuconazole and cyproconazole , are used as antifungal agents in several wood products or structures, with or without the addition of ...
Itraconazole has a broader spectrum of activity than fluconazole (but not as broad as voriconazole or posaconazole). In particular, it is active against Aspergillus, which fluconazole is not. The mechanism of action of itraconazole is the same as the other azole antifungals: it inhibits the fungal-mediated synthesis of ergosterol .
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.
Itraconazole is a relatively well-tolerated drug (although not as well tolerated as fluconazole or voriconazole) and the range of adverse effects it produces is similar to the other azole antifungals: [22] elevated alanine aminotransferase levels are found in 4% of people taking itraconazole
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Anidulafungin [1]: 42 (trade names Eraxis, Ecalta) is a semisynthetic echinocandin used as an antifungal drug.It was previously known as LY303366. [3] [4] [5] It may also have application in treating invasive Aspergillus infection when used in combination with voriconazole. [6]