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Amphotericin B liposomal indications and usage
Introduction
Indications and Usage
Indications and Usage
AmBisome is indicated for the following:
- Empirical therapy for presumed fungal infection in febrile, neutropenic fever patients.
- Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infected patients.
- Treatment of patients with Aspergillus species, Candida species and/or Cryptococcus species infections (see above for the treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis) refractory to amphotericin B deoxycholate, or in patients where renal impairment or unacceptable toxicity precludes the use of amphotericin B deoxycholate.
- Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. In immunocompromised patients with visceral leishmaniasis treated with AmBisome, relapse rates were high following initial clearance of parasites.[1]
References
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]