Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

  • Posaconazole

    • API Product   :   

      Posaconazole

    • CEP   :   

      -

    • WCC   :   

      ?

    • Therapeutic Use    :   

      Systemic agents for fungal infections

    • Originator   :   

      Schering-Plough

    • CAS No.    :   

      171288-49-2

    • Trade Name.   :   

      NOXAFIL

    • Molecular Weight   :   

      700.778 g/mol

    • Molecular Formula   :   

      C37H42F2N8O4

    Application

    Posaconazole is used to prevent certain fungal infections in patients who have severely weakened immune systems (such as patients who have had chemotherapy). It belongs to a class of drugs known as azole antifungals. It works by stopping the growth of fungi.

    General Description

    Posaconazole is used to treat invasive aspergillosis and candidiasis and fungal infections caused by Scedosporium and Fusarium species, which may occur in immunocompromised patients. It is also used for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), including OPC refractory to itraconazole and/or fluconazole therapy.[3] It is also used to treat invasive infections by Candida, Mucor, and Aspergillus species in severely immunocompromised patients