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Itraconazole / Canditral / Vetconazole / Itaspor / Itrapet / Sporanox

ITRACONAZOLE

Category

Antifungal

Action
  • Fungistatic
  • Alter the cellular membrane of fungi increasing membrane permeability allowing leakage of cellular contents and impaired uptake of purine, pyrimidine precursors
Indication
  • Aspergillosis
  • Cryptococal meningitis
  • Blastomycosis and histoplasmosis
  • Candidiasis or dermatophytosis
  • Sporotrichosis
  • Coccidioldes Immitis osteomyelitis
Dose
  • Horse: 3-5 mg/kg   12-24 ht  PO
  • Dog: 2.5 mg/kg PO  12 hrs or 5 mg/kg  24 hrs PO            Dermatophytes: 3mg/kg/day  PO for 15 days                 Malssezia: 5mg/kg/day 24hrs PO
  • Cat: 1.5-3mg/kg upto 5mg/kg PO
Contraindications

Pregnant animals

Adverse Effects

Not used in hepatic impairments

Availability
  • Caps. Canditral 100 mg
  • Caps. Vetconazole 100mg, 200mg
  • Caps. Itaspor 100mg
  • Caps. Itrapet 100mg
  • Caps. Sporanox 100mg
  • Oral solution Itrapet 100mg/ml - 52 ml
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