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Generic: Itraconazole

Form: capsule 100mg

Indication

Candidiasis, Fungal infections, Tinea pedis, Tinea cruris, Tinea corporis, Pityriasis versicolor

Administration

Should be taken with food. Take immediately after a full meal.

Adult Dose

Oral Adult: PO: Oropharyngeal candidiasis As cap: 100 mg/day for 15 days. Vulvovaginal candidiasis As cap: 200 mg twice daily for 1 day. Pityriasis versicolor As cap: 200 mg/day for 7 days. Tinea corporis; Tinea cruris As cap: 100 mg/day for 15 days. Fungal nail infections As cap: 200 mg/day for 3 mth. Systemic fungal infections As cap: 100-200 mg once daily, up to 200 mg twice daily for invasive or disseminated infections. Prophylaxis of infections in neutropenic or AIDS patients As cap: 200 mg/day, up to 200 mg twice daily if needed. Tinea pedis; Tinea manuum As cap: 100 mg/day for 30 days or 200 mg bid for 7 days.

Child Dose

Child: PO 10 mg/kg/day, max 200 mg/day q12h 5 mg/kg/day for chronic mucocutaneous Candida q24h <3 years: Safety and efficacy not established

Contraindication

Hypersensitivity to azole antifungals; pregnancy and lactation; hepatic disease. IV: CrCl: <30 ml/min.

Mode of Action

Itraconazole decreases ergosterol synthesis by interfering w/ cytochrome P450 activity. This inhibits cell membrane function of susceptible fungi including Microsporum spp., Trichophyton spp., Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., Epidermophyton spp., Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, sporothrix schenckii, Malassezia furfur, Coccidioides immitis and Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis. It also has antiprotozoal activity against Leishmania spp.

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