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BRAND NAMES:
Cancidas
Generic Names:
Caspofungin Acetate
Uses:
Treats fungal infections.
Therapeutic Classes:
Antifungal
Forms:
Injectable
How it’s taken:
Into a vein
What is Cancidas used for?
Cancidas is a prescription-only medication that is used to treat fungal infectious conditions such as peritonitis and invasive candidiasis. Cancidas works by reducing the growth of fungi within the body.
What form(s) does Cancidas come in
Injectable
What are common Cancidas doses?
Solution Reconstituted 50MG
Common Cancidas prescriptions
Cancidas
50mg solution reconstitutedCancidas
70mg solution reconstituted
How to take Cancidas
Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. It should be given slowly, so the needle will have to stay in place for about 1 hour.
Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.
This medicine must be given slowly, so the needle will remain in place for about 1 hour.
This medicine is usually given for at least 2 weeks. Take all of the medicine in your prescription to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.
Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.
Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. It should be given slowly, so the needle will have to stay in place for about 1 hour.
This medicine is usually given for at least 2 weeks. Take all of the medicine in your prescription to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.
This medicine must be given slowly, so the needle will remain in place for about 1 hour.
Cancidas contraindications
This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to caspofungin.
Cancidas warnings
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease.
This medicine my cause the following problems:Serious skin reactionsLiver problems
Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps
Fast or slow heartbeat
Lightheadedness or fainting
Swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet
Tremors, sweating
Trouble breathing or breathing too fast
Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness
Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes
Cancidas interactions
Some medicines can affect how caspofungin works. Tell your doctor if you are also using carbamazepine, cyclosporine, dexamethasone, dextrose, efavirenz, nevirapine, phenytoin, rifampin, or tacrolimus.
Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
Cancidas side effects
Serious Side Effects
Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness
Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps
Swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
Blistering, peeling, red skin rash
Dark urine or pale stools, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, stomach pain, yellow skin or eyes
Lightheadedness or fainting
Decrease in how much or how often you urinate
Trouble breathing or breathing too fast
Fast or slow heartbeat
Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes
Tremors, sweating
Less Serious Side Effects
Headache
Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed
Diarrhea