Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

  • Voriconazole

    • API Product   :   

      Voriconazole

    • CEP   :   

      ¤

    • WCC   :   

      ?

    • Therapeutic Use    :   

      Systemic antibacterials; Ophthalmologicals; Systemic agents for fungal infections

    • Originator   :   

      Pfizer

    • CAS No.    :   

      137234-62-9

    • Trade Name.   :   

      VFEND

    • Molecular Weight   :   

      349.311 g/mol

    • Molecular Formula   :   

      C16H14F3N5O

    Application

    It is also used to treat esophageal candidiasis (a yeast [a type of fungus] infection that may cause white patching in the mouth and throat) and other yeast infections of the skin, stomach, kidney, bladder, and wounds. Voriconazole is in a class of antifungal medications called triazoles.

    General Description

    Voriconazole, sold under the brand name Vfend among others, is an antifungal medication used to treat a number of fungal infections.[3] This includes aspergillosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, penicilliosis, and infections by Scedosporium or Fusarium.[3] It can be taken by mouth or used by injection into a vein.[3] Common side effects include vision problems, nausea, abdominal pain, rash, headache, and seeing or hearing things that are not present.[3] Use during pregnancymay result in harm to the baby.[3] It is in the triazole family of medications.[3] It works by affecting the cell membrane or affecting fungal metabolism.