Posaconazoledrug info
posaconazole 100 MG Delayed Release Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Posaconazole is an azole antifungal indicated as follows: Posaconazole is indicated for the prophylaxis of invasive Aspergillus and Candida infections in patients who are at high risk of developing these infections due to being 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 as follows: o Posaconazole delayed-release tablets: adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older who weigh greater than 40 kg
1.2 Prophylaxis of
Invasive Aspergillus and Candida Infections Posaconazole delayed-release tablets are indicated for the prophylaxis of invasive Aspergillus and Candida infections in patients who are at high risk of developing these infections due to being 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 as follows: Posaconazole delayed-release tablets: adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older who weigh greater than 40 kg
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 25, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Posaconazole is an azole antifungal agent. Posaconazole is available as delayed-release tablet intended for oral administration. Posaconazole is designated chemically as 4-[4-[4-[4-[[(3R,5R)-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)tetrahydro-5-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-3-furanyl]methoxy]phenyl]-1-piperazinyl]phenyl]-2-[(1S,2S)-1-ethyl-2-hydroxypropyl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one with a molecular formula of C 37 H 42 F 2 N 8 O 4 and a molecular weight of 700.8.
The chemical structure is: Posaconazole is a white to off-white color powder with a low aqueous solubility. Posaconazole delayed-release tablet is a yellow colored, capsule shaped, textured, biconvex film-coated tablets debossed with 'MP 1' on one side and plain on other side containing 100 mg of posaconazole. Each delayed-release tablet contains the inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropylcellulose, hypromellose acetate succinate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, iron oxide yellow, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide. pos-dr-tab-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 25, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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