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Nilstat

Active Ingredient(s): Nystatin
FDA Approved: April 14, 1971
Pharm Company: GLENMARK PHARMA
Category: Antifungal

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Nilstat Overview

Nystatin (originally named Fungicidin) is a polyene antifungal medication to which many molds and yeast infections are sensitive, including Candida. Due to its toxicity profile, there are currently no injectable formulations of this drug on the US market.[1] However, nystatin may be safely given orally as well as applied topically due to its minimal absorption through mucocutaneous membranes such as the gut and the skin.[2][3] Contents 1 Uses 2 Mechanism of action 3 Origin 4 Brand nam...

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Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nystatin

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Nystatin
  • Capsule: 1millionunit, 500,000unit
  • Cream: 100,000 units/gm, 100,000unit/g
  • Lozenge: 200,000unit
  • Ointment: 100,000 units/gm, 100,000unit/g, 100unit/g
  • Pastille: 200,000 units
  • Powder: 100%, 100,000 units/gm, 100,000unit/g, 100,000units, 100,000units/g, 150,000,000unit
  • Suspension: 100,000 units/ml, 100,000unit/ml, 100000unit/ml, 500,000unit/5ml, 500,000units/5ml
  • Tablet: 100,000 units, 100,000unit, 500,000 units, 500,000unit, 500000unit
  • Tablet, Delayed Release: 500,000unit
Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

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