Itraconazole

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Itraconazole is indicated in- Tinea corporis, Tinea cruris, Tinea pedis, Tinea manus, Vulvovaginal candidiasis, Fungal keratitis, Pityriasis versicolor, Oropharyngeal candidiasis, Onychomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Systemic Infections: (Aspergillosis, Candidiasis and Cryptococcus when other drugs are effective) ... Read moreItraconazole is indicated in- Tinea corporis, Tinea cruris, Tinea pedis, Tinea manus, Vulvovaginal candidiasis, Fungal keratitis, Pityriasis versicolor, Oropharyngeal candidiasis, Onychomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Systemic Infections: (Aspergillosis, Candidiasis and Cryptococcus when other drugs are effective) Antifungal prophylaxis: To prevent systemic fungal infection in severely neutropenic patients.

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The drug is contraindicated in patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to it. The drug is also contraindicated in pregnant women and patients with known severe hepatic disease. It is also contraindicated with Rifampicin therapy.

Itraconazole is an orally active triazole antifungal agent, having broad-spectrum activity and a favourable pharmacokinetic profile. Itraconazole inhibits cytochrome p-450 dependent enzymes resulting in impairment of the biosynthesis of ergoesterol, a major component of the cell membrane of yeast and fungal cells.

Itraconazole inhibits the metabolism of Cyclosporine and Warfarin. Interaction with Terfenadine, Phenobarbitone, Midazolam has been reported.

Nausea, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, constipation, headache, dizziness, raised liver enzymes, hepatitis, cholestatic jaundice, peripheral neuropathy have been reported.

There is no experience of overdosage with itraconazole.

Not recommended during pregnancy & lactation, unless otherwise indicated by the physician.

Hepatic enzyme value should be monitored in patients with preexisting hepatic function abnormalities. It should also be done periodically in all patients receiving continuous treatment for more than one month or at any time a patients develops sign and symptoms suggestive liver dysfunction.

The efficacy and safety of the Itraconazole capsule have not been established in pediatric patients.