Itracon

Itraconazole

Listed in Dosage.

Superficial infection: Tinea corporis, tinea cruris 1 cap once daily for 15 days or 2 cap once daily for 7 days. Tinea manuum 2 cap bid for 7 days or 1 cap daily for 30 days. Onychomycoses Pulse treatment: 2 cap bid for 1 wk/mth for 3-4 mth. Continuous treatment: 2 cap daily for 3 mth. Pityriasis versicolor 2 cap daily for 7 days. Vag candidiasis 2 cap bid for 1 day or 2 cap once daily for 3 days. Oral candidosis 1 cap daily for 15 days. Fungal keratitis 2 cap once daily for 3 wk. Systemic infection: Aspergillosis 2 cap daily for 2-5 mth, increase dose to 2 cap bid in disseminated or invasive cases. Candidosis 1-2 cap daily for 3 wk to 7 mth. Non-meningeal cryptococcosis 2 cap daily for 2 mth to 1 yr. Cryptococcal meningitis 2 cap bid for 2 mth to 1 yr. Maintenance therapy (meningeal cases) 2 cap once daily. Histoplasmosis 2 cap once to bid for 8 mth. Sporotrichosis 1 cap daily for 3 mth. Paracoccidioidomycosis 1 cap daily for 6 mth. Chromomycosis 1-2 cap daily for 6 mth. Blastomycosis 1 cap daily to 2 cap bid for 6 mth.

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

Pregnancy.

Liver disease, lactation, childn, renal impairment.

Dyspepsia, nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, headache, allergic reaction.

Rifampicin, phenytoin, INH, digoxin, didanosine, cisapride, triazolam, oral midazolam, cyclosporin, warfarin.

Antifungals

J02AC02 - itraconazole ; Belongs to the class of triazole and tetrazole derivatives. Used in the systemic treatment of mycotic infections.

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