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Noxafil® delayed-release tablets and oral suspension are indicated for:
Noxafil® delayed-release tablets and oral suspension are indicated for:


*:prophylaxis of invasive [[Aspergillus]]  
*:Prophylaxis of invasive [[Aspergillus]]  


*:[[Candida]] infections in patients of
*:Prophylaxis of [[Candida]] infections  
*13 years of age and older
in patients with
*High risk of developing these infections
 
*Severely immunocompromised, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with [[graft-versus-host disease]] (GVHD) or those with hematologic malignancies with prolonged neutropenia from chemotherapy.
::*13 years of age and older
::*High risk of developing these infections
::*Severely immunocompromised, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with [[graft-versus-host disease]] (GVHD) or those with hematologic malignancies with prolonged neutropenia from chemotherapy.


===Treatment of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Including Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Refractory to Itraconazole and/or Fluconazole===
===Treatment of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Including Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Refractory to Itraconazole and/or Fluconazole===

Latest revision as of 04:45, 9 January 2014

Posaconazole
NOXAFIL® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Overdosage
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Indications And Usage

Prophylaxis of Invasive Aspergillus and Candida Infections

Noxafil® delayed-release tablets and oral suspension are indicated for:

in patients with

  • 13 years of age and older
  • High risk of developing these infections
  • Severely immunocompromised, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) or those with hematologic malignancies with prolonged neutropenia from chemotherapy.

Treatment of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Including Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Refractory to Itraconazole and/or Fluconazole

Noxafil oral suspension is indicated for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis, including oropharyngeal candidiasis refractory to itraconazole and/or fluconazole.[1]

References

  1. "NOXAFIL (POSACONAZOLE) SUSPENSION NOXAFIL (POSACONAZOLE) TABLET, COATED [MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.]".

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.