Pentamycin
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Routes of administration | Vaginal pessary |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.027.194 |
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Formula | C35H58O12 |
Molar mass | 670.837 g·mol−1 |
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Pentamycin, also called fungichromin, is a macrolide antimicrobial. Pentamycin is a polyene antifungal antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces pentaticus. It is used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis, for the protozoal infection trichomoniasis, and mixed infections. A 3 mg vaginal pessary is inserted once or twice daily for 5-10 days. It is also used to treat pulmonary aspergillosis as a dry powder inhalation system.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Kranzler M (2012). Pentamycin - a new option for the treatment of infections with Trichomonas vaginalis? (Ph.D. thesis) (1. Auflage, digitale Originalausgabe ed.). München: Universität Wien. ISBN 978-3-656-14565-3.