Micafungin
ЛиофилизатAntifungal drug of the echinocandins group
Important
Indications
Adults (including the elderly) and adolescents ≥ 16 years of age:
- Treatment of invasive candidiasis;
- treatment of oesophageal candidiasis in patients requiring intravenous administration of antifungal agents;
- prophylaxis of candidiasis in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or in patients suspected of neutropenia (neutrophil count < 500/μL) for 10 days or more.
Children (including neonates) and adolescents < 16 years of age:
- Treatment of invasive candidiasis;
- prophylaxis of candidiasis in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or in patients suspected of neutropenia (neutrophil count < 500/μL) for 10 days or more.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to or intolerance of micafungin, other echinocandins or any of the excipients.
Usage
It is administered intravenously in the form of infusion.
For the treatment of esophageal candidiasis — 150 mg/day.
For prophylaxis of candidiasis in patients after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation the dose is 50 mg/day.
Duration of use is established individually.
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