SLIDE 46 Echinocandins: Indications and Dosing
Caspofungina Micafungin Anidulafungin
Treatment of esophageal candidiasis* See footnote below* 150 mg QD 100 mg load; 50 mg QD (higher relapse rates after anidulafungin therapy: 53.3% anidulafungin vs 19.3% fluconazole) Treatment of candidemia and the following 70 mg load; 50 mg QD 200 mg load; 100 mg QD g Candida infectionsb: intra-abdominal abscesses, peritonitis g ; g Q g ; g Q Not studied in sufficient number
- f neutropenic patients to
determine efficacy in that group Empirical therapy for presumed fungal infections in febrile neutropenic patients 70 mg load; 50 mg QD infections in febrile neutropenic patients Treatment of invasive aspergillosis in patients who are refractory to or intolerant
- f other therapies (ie, amphotericin B, lipid
formulations of amphotericin B, and/or itraconazole) 70 mg load; 50 mg QD Not studied as initial therapy for invasive aspergillosis
aDosage adjustment to 35 mg QD after 70-mg loading dose recommended for moderate hepatic insufficiency.
itraconazole) aspergillosis Prophylaxis of Candida infections in HSCT patients 50 mg QD
bNot studied in endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and meningitis due to Candida.
HSCT = hematopoietic stem cell transplant; QD = once daily. Adapted from Micafungin US Prescribing Information; Anidulafungin US Prescribing Information. * Approved Indication by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and not approved indication in Saudi Arabia.