Mycamine
Active Ingredient(s): MicafunginFDA Approved: * March 16, 2005
Pharm Company: * ASTELLAS
Category: Antifungal
Micafungin, sold under the brand name Mycamine, is a echinochandin antifungal medication used to treat and prevent invasive fungal infections including candidemia, abscesses and esophageal candidiasis. It inhibits the production of beta-1,3-glucan, an essential component of fungal cell walls. Micafungin is administered intravenously. It received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2005, and gained approval in the European Union in April 2008. It is on the... [wikipedia]
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