Caspofungin STADA
Caspofungin Stada is a medicine used to treat serious fungal infections by making fungal cells weak and stopping them from growing, helping your body fight the infection.
Form
kuiva-aine välikonsentraatiksi infuusionestettä varten, liuos
Strength
70 mg
Active Ingredient
Caspofungin acetate
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your daily dose. It can be adjusted if you weigh more than 80 kg.
Method
This medicine is given once a day as a slow infusion into a vein, over about one hour, by a healthcare professional.
Important
The maximum daily dose for adults is typically 70 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Low red blood cells (hemoglobin) or white blood cells.
- •Low levels of a blood protein (albumin) or potassium.
- •Headache.
- •Swelling and pain in a vein.
- •Shortness of breath.
- •Diarrhea, feeling sick (nausea), or being sick (vomiting).
- •Changes in some lab blood tests, including liver function tests.
- •Itching, skin rash, red skin, or sweating more than usual.
- •Joint pain.
- •Chills or fever.
- •Itching where the medicine was injected.
RARE
- •Changes in other blood tests, including those for blood clotting, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
- •Loss of appetite, extra body fluid, imbalance of body salts (like high blood sugar, low or high calcium, low magnesium, or high acid levels in blood).
- •Feeling confused, nervous, or having trouble sleeping.
- •Dizziness, reduced or strange feelings on the skin (like tingling or numbness), shaking (tremors), feeling sleepy, or changes in taste.
- •Blurred eyesight, more tears, swollen eyelids, or yellowing of the whites of your eyes.
- •Feeling your heart beat fast or irregularly, fast heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, or heart failure.
- •Flushing, hot flashes, high or low blood pressure, or a red and very sore area around a vein.
- •Wheezing or coughing from tight airways, fast breathing, waking up short of breath at night, low oxygen in your blood, unusual breathing sounds (like crackles), blocked nose, or a sore throat.
- •Stomach pain, upper stomach pain, feeling bloated, constipation, trouble swallowing, dry mouth, indigestion, gas, other stomach problems, or swelling from fluid in your belly.
- •Reduced bile flow, enlarged liver, yellow skin or eyes (jaundice), liver damage, or liver problems.
- •Skin changes, widespread itching, hives, different types of rashes, or red and often itchy bumps on your arms, legs, or face.
- •Back pain, arm or leg pain, bone pain, muscle pain, or muscle weakness.
- •Kidney problems or sudden kidney failure.
- •Pain or problems where the medicine was injected or at the catheter site (like redness, a hard lump, pain, swelling, irritation, rash, hives, or fluid leaking).
- •High blood pressure, changes in kidney or blood clotting tests, or increased levels of medicines that weaken your immune system.
- •Chest discomfort or pain, feeling your body temperature has changed, feeling generally unwell, unexplained pain, swelling of your face, ankles, hands, or feet, tenderness, or feeling tired.
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to caspofungin or any other ingredient in it.
- Tell your doctor if you are allergic to other medicines or have had liver problems, as your dose may need to be changed.
- If you are taking cyclosporine, tell your doctor; you might need extra blood tests during treatment.
- Seek immediate medical help if you experience a severe allergic reaction, such as a rash, itching, swelling of your face, lips, or throat, or difficulty breathing.