Thursday, 3 April 2014

Antifungals

antifungals
Azole with broadest spectrum of activity-- Posaconazole
Azole with no drug interactions-- Ravuconazole
Drug of choice in sporotrichosis---Itraconazole
DOC in aspergillosis-- Voriconazole
DOC in coccidioidiomycosis--- Fluconazole
DOC in pregnancy--- Amphotericin B (all others
contraindicated)
Indications for Echinocandins---azole resistant
candidiasis & refractory aspergillosis [remember:
CASPofungin(eg for echinocandin); Candida &
ASPergillus]

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