Echinocandins Antifungals

Echinocandins are a class of antifungal drugs that fight infection caused by fungus, by targeting the fungal cell wall. Echinocandins are made of molecules that inhibit the production of glucen, the main component of the fungal cell wall, causing damage to the fungal cells. Most common are Cancidas (caspofungin), Eraxis (anidulafungin) and Mycamine (micafungin), there are administered intravenously, most often by a medical professional.

Drugs classified as Echinocandins Antifungals are frequently used to treat the following conditions:

• Oral Thrush
• Candidiasis
• Pneumonia
• aspergillosis
• bone and joint infections
• candidemia
• intraabdominal infections
• esophageal candidiasis
• febrile neutropenia
• intraabdominal abscess
• infectious arthritis
• oropharyngeal candidiasis (thrush)

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