Caspofungin Lorien
Caspofungin Lorien is a medicine that helps your body fight serious fungal infections by making the fungus weak and stopping its growth.
Form
kuiva-aine välikonsentraatiksi infuusionestettä varten, liuos
Strength
70 mg
Active Ingredient
Caspofungin acetate
Manufacturer
Laboratorios Lorien S.L.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your daily dose, which is usually 50 mg or 70 mg.
Method
The medicine is given once a day as a slow drip (infusion) directly into a vein over about one hour.
Important
The maximum daily dose determined by your doctor is generally 70 mg, but the dose may be adjusted if needed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Lower amount of a substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen (hemoglobin)
- •Low number of white blood cells
- •Low levels of a protein in your blood (albumin)
- •Low potassium in your blood
- •Headache
- •Inflamed vein (phlebitis)
- •Feeling short of breath
- •Diarrhea, upset stomach, or throwing up
- •Changes in blood tests (including liver tests)
- •Itching, skin rash, red skin, or sweating more than usual
- •Joint pain
- •Chills, fever
- •Pain where the medicine was given
RARE
- •Changes in blood tests (including counts of red and white blood cells, platelets, or issues with blood clotting)
- •Not feeling like eating, fluid in the body, salt imbalance, high blood sugar, low calcium or magnesium
- •Feeling confused, nervous, or having trouble sleeping
- •Feeling dizzy, tingling, changes in taste, or less feeling in your skin
- •Blurred eyesight, more tears, swollen eyelids, yellowing of the whites of your eyes
- •Fast or uneven heartbeats, heart failure
- •Flushing, hot flashes, high or low blood pressure, painful red veins
- •Wheezing, cough, trouble breathing, stuffy nose, sore throat
- •Stomach pain, constipation, trouble swallowing, dry mouth, gas, swelling in the belly
- •Liver or kidney problems, yellowing of skin or eyes
- •Skin changes, hives, blisters, skin peeling
- •Back pain, pain in arms or legs, muscle pain, muscle weakness
- •Pain or irritation where the medicine was given or where a tube (catheter) is placed
- •Feeling generally unwell, swelling in your face, ankles, hands or feet, feeling tired
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to caspofungin or any of its ingredients.
- Tell your doctor if you have had liver problems or are allergic to other medicines.
- Inform your doctor if you are taking ciclosporin (a medicine used to prevent organ rejection or weaken your immune system) or any other medicines that might interact with this one.
- Seek immediate medical attention if you develop a severe skin reaction, such as a rash, peeling skin, or blisters (e.g., Stevens-Johnson syndrome).
- Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding, unless your doctor says it is absolutely necessary.
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- Seek immediate medical attention if you experience rash, itching, swelling of your face, lips or throat, or difficulty breathing. These could be signs of an allergic reaction.