Amphotericin B (50mg)
Amphodex 50mg Injection is administered as an injection by a healthcare professional. Kindly do not self administer. Before you take this medicine, inform your doctor if you suffer from diabetes, liver/kidney problems or are on dialysis or have low potassium level in blood.It may lead to a few common side effects like headache, vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps and fever. You may also notice some injection site reactions like pain, swelling or redness. Inform your doctor if these side effects persist for a longer duration. Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about themCommon side effects of Amphodex
1 Injection
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Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Amphodex 50mg Injection is an antifungal medication. It kills fungi by destroying the fungal cell membrane.
Related Warnings
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Amphodex 50mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Amphodex 50mg Injection is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.
Amphodex 50mg Injection is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Amphodex 50mg Injection may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
Amphodex 50mg Injection is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Amphodex 50mg Injection is recommended.
However, inform your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.
There is limited information available on the use of Amphodex 50mg Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
Amphodex 50mg Injection is fungicidal in nature, it acts by killing the fungus
Amphodex 50mg Injection is not light sensitive
Liposomal Amphodex 50mg Injection is a lipid-associated formulation. Liposomal encapsulation or incorporation into a lipid complex of Amphodex 50mg Injection can substantially improves drug safety especially nephrotoxicity associated with the drug
Yes, Amphodex 50mg Injection is an antifungal antibiotic for the treatment of serious infections caused by fungi like fungal infections of one or more deep organs of the body, suspected fungal infections in patients with a raised temperature and neutropenia (reduced number of white blood cells [neutrophils]) and Visceral leishmaniasis (disease caused by a parasite)
Yes, administration of Amphodex 50mg Injection is associated with allergy (severe and serious allergic) reaction, therefore it is recommended to administer a test dose before starting the therapy to check for sensitivity
Amphodex 50mg Injection is either administered as intravenous injection or infusion by a registered medical professional only
Amphodex 50mg Injection can disrupt the lipid components of human kidney cells, thereby causing nephrotoxicity. The exact mechanism of hypokalemia is not known, but kidney damage may result in excessive loss of potassium in urine.
