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Revision as of 10:08, 23 September 2024
Background
- Azole antifungal
- Indications include Alternaria, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Chromoblastomycosis, Coccidioides immitis, Cryptococcus, Entomophthoromycotina, Exophiala, Exserohilum, Fonsecaea, Histoplasma capsulatum, Mycetoma, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Sappinia diploidea, Sporothrix schenckii
Pharmacokinetics
- Blood concentrations are about 30% higher with oral solution compared to oral capsules
- Wide intersubject variability in levels
- Serum half-life is long
- Metabolized by CYP3A4 and inhibits CYP3A4
- Excreted in urine and feces
Dosing
- Preference for oral solution rather than capsules in severe infections (see PK section above)
- Can consider initial loading doses with IV or p.o
- Typical dose: 200 mg p.o. twice daily
- May be used once daily for the treatment of some candidal or dermatophytic infections
Safety
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Recommended in more serious or severe infections
- Should be measured 5 to 7 days after starting or changing the dose, or when interacting medications are changed
- Can likely be collected at any time after steady-state is reached, due to long halflife
- Target in prophylaxis is a trough level of 0.5 µg/mL
- Target in treatment is a trough level greater than 0.5 µg/mL, or greater than 0.5 to 1 µg/mL for blastomycosis
- Toxicity likely increased at trough levels greated than 10 µg/mL
Adverse Drug Reactions
Further Reading
- Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of antifungal agents: guidelines from the British Society for Medical Mycology. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014;69(5):1162-1176. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt508