Mystatin 500000 unit (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 5.00 (30's pack: ৳ 150.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Nystatin oral
Company Skylab pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Mystatin 100000 unit suspension

Indications

  • Antifungal antibiotic
  • Prevention of Candida infections
  • Treatment of oral candidiasis
  • Prophylaxis against oral candidiasis in newborns
  • Prophylaxis of Candida overgrowth during antibiotic therapy

Pharmacology

  • Fungistatic/fungicidal activity
  • Activity against Candida albicans
  • Binding to sterols in fungal cell membrane
  • Loss of cellular constituents
  • Poor absorption from gastrointestinal tract

Dosage & Administration

  • Dosage for children with intestinal and oral candidiasis
  • Dosage for prophylaxis in newborns
  • Dosage for adult treatment of intestinal or esophageal candidiasis
  • Dosage for prophylaxis of intestinal candidiasis in adults
  • Dosage for prophylaxis against overgrowth of Candida albicans in patients on broad spectrum antibiotics
  • Dosage for dental sores and oral infection in adults
  • Dosage for elderly with intestinal candidiasis

Contraindications

  • No known contraindication to the use of Nystatin

Side Effects

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Occasional systemic effects with high doses

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Negligible absorption from gastrointestinal tract
  • No special precautions in pregnancy

Precautions & Warnings

  • Negligible absorption from gastrointestinal tract
  • No special precautions in pregnancy and lactation

Therapeutic Class

  • Drugs for subcutaneous and mycoses
  • Drugs used in Vaginal and Vulval condition

Storage Conditions

  • Cool and dry storage
  • Protection from light
  • Keep out of reach of children

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