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caspofungin
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caspofungin /cas·po·fun·gin/ (kas″po-fun´jin) an antifungal used as the acetate salt in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis.
caspofungin [kas″po-fun´jin]
an antifungal used as the acetate salt in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis, administered intravenously.

caspofungin
a beta-glucan synthase inhibitor used as a broad spectrum antifungal agent.


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Decision Resources (Waltham, MA), one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, said that, because of their improvements in safety and efficacy, physicians are increasingly prescribing next-generation antifungals such as Pfizer's Vfend, Schering-Plough's Noxafil, Merck's Cancidas, Astellas' Mycamine and Pfizer's Eraxis.
The letter stated that a representative offered to send attendees at the ASCO meeting information about off-label use for Cancidas (caspofungin acetate) and that receipt of the information showed the firm intended the product to be applied in unapproved uses.
Merck & Company, Whitehouse Station, NJ, received FDA approval to market Cancidas (caspofungin acetate) Intravenous Infusion for patients who are unresponsive to or cannot tolerate standard therapies for the invasive form of aspergillosis.
 
 
 
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