Fluconazole News
Interaction between efavirenz and phenytoin can result in undetectable blood levels of efavirenz
US investigators have reported a significant interaction between efavirenz (Sustiva) and phenytoin, an anti-epilepsy drug. The case is reported in the January 2nd edition of AIDS.
Posaconazole successful in treating fluconazole- and itraconazole-resistant candidiasis
An open-label study of oral posaconazole has found that it safely and effectively treats oropharyngeal and oesophageal candidiasis in people resistant to fluconazole and/or itraconazole. The study was published in the February...
OI drugs crisis hits HIV+ people
Shortage of drugs to prevent Opportunistic Infection (OI) at JN Hospital, Porompat has hit hard many HIV positive patients.
Prophylactic Fluconazole Helps Protect Premature Infants
Prophylactic use of fluconazole appears highly effective in preventing fungal colonization and infection in preterm neonates, Italian researchers report in the January issue of Pediatrics.
Posaconazole Better Than Fluconazole as Antifungal Prophylaxis
The extended-spectrum triazole posaconazole appears to be more effective than fluconazole as prophylaxis among patients at risk for invasive fungal infections, particularly those due to invasive aspergillosis, according to two...