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  Ahngook Fluconazole cap.
 
 
Tiazole antifungal drug
Treatment and prevention of superficial and systemic fungal infections
Fluconazole
 
1) Composition
Fluconazole--------50mg

2) Indications
Treatment and prevention of superficial and systemic fungal infections

(1) Vaginal candidiasis (vaginal yeast infections due to Candida).

(2) Oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis. In open noncomparative studies of relatively small numbers of patients, Ahngook Fluconazole tab. was also effective for the treatment of Candida urinary tract infections,peritonitis, and systemic Candida infections including candidemia, disseminated candidiasis and pneumonia.

(3) Cryptococcal meningitis.

3) Dosage & Administration
Single Dose
Vaginal candidiasis: The recommended dosage of Ahngook Fluconazole tab. for vaginal candidiasis is 150 mg as a single oral dose.

Multiple Dose
SINCE ORAL ABSORPTION IS RAPID AND ALMOST COMPLETE, THE DAILY DOSE OF Ahngook Fluconazole tab. (FLUCONAZOLE) IS THE SAME FOR ORAL (TABLETS AND SUSPENSION) AND INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION. In general, a loading dose of twice the daily dose is recommended on the first day of therapy to result in plasma concentrations close to steady-state by the second day of therapy.

The daily dose of Ahngook Fluconazole tab. for the treatment of infections other than vaginal candidiasis should be based on the infecting organism and the patient's response to therapy. Treatment should be continued until clinical parameters or laboratory tests indicate that active fungal infection has subsided. An inadequate period of treatment may lead to recurrence of active infection. Patients with AIDS and cryptococcal meningitis or recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis usually require maintenance therapy to prevent relapse.

Oropharyngeal candidiasis
The recommended dosage of Ahngook Fluconazole tab. for oropharyngeal candidiasis is 200 mg on the first day, followed by 100 mg once daily. Clinical evidence of oropharyngeal candidiasis generally resolves within several days, but treatment should be continued for at least 2 weeks to decrease the likelihood of relapse.

Esophageal candidiasis
The recommended dosage of Ahngook Fluconazole tab. for esophageal candidiasis is 200 mg on the first day, followed by 100 mg once daily. Doses up to 400 mg/day may be used, based on medical judgment of the patient's response to therapy. Patients with esophageal candidiasis should be treated for a minimum of three weeks and for at least two weeks following resolution of symptoms.

Systemic Candida infections
For systemic Candida infections including candidemia, disseminated candidiasis, and pneumonia, optimal therapeutic dosage and duration of therapy have not been established. In open, noncomparative studies of small numbers of patients, doses of up to 400 mg daily have been used.

Urinary tract infections and peritonitis
For the treatment of Candida urinary tract infections and peritonitis, daily doses of 50-200 mg have been used in open, noncomparative studies of small numbers of patients.

Cryptococcal meningitis
The recommended dosage for treatment of acute cryptococcal meningitis is 400 mg on the first day, followed by 200 mg once daily. A dosage of 400 mg once daily may be used, based on medical judgment of the patient's response to therapy. The recommended duration of treatment for initial therapy of cryptococcal meningitis is 10-12 weeks after the cerebrospinal fluid becomes culture negative. The recommended dosage of Ahngook Fluconazole tab. for suppression of relapse of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS is 200 mg once daily.

Prophylaxis in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation
The recommended Ahngook Fluconazole tab. daily dosage for the prevention of candidiasis of patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation is 400 mg, once daily. Patients who are anticipated to have severe granulocytopenia (less than 500 neutrophils per cu mm) should start Ahngook Fluconazole tab.prophylaxis several days before the anticipated onset of neutropenia, and continue for 7 days after the neutrophil count rises above 1000 cells per cu mm.

4) Package
100T

5) Storage
36 months from manufactured date