Voritek Injection

How to use Voritek Injection

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Medicine Works

Voritek Injection is an antifungal medication. It kills fungi by destroying the fungal cell membrane. This treats your infection.

Expert Advice

• Your doctor has prescribed Voritek Injection to cure your infection and improve symptoms.
• Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q. Is Voritek an antibiotic?

No, Voritek is not an antibiotic. It is an antifungal agent used to treat yeast and fungal infections

Q. Is Voritek fungicidal?

Yes, Voritek is fungicidal (it kills fungi by interfering with the cell wall synthesis)

Q. Is Voritek generic?

Yes, Voritek is a generic name. It is available in various trade names

Q. Is Voritek nephrotoxic?

Yes, it may cause nephrotoxicity (inflammation of the nephron of the kidney). However, inflammation of the kidneys is not a common side effect of Voritek

Q. Does Voritek cause hair loss?

Hair loss is a common side effect of Voritek therapy

Q. Does Voritek cause dry mouth or make you tired?

Voritek is not known to cause dry mouth or make you tired

Q. Is Voritek safe?

Voritek is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor

Q. What is Voritek used for?

Voritek is an azole antifungal agent used to treat yeast and fungal infections. Voritek is used to treat fungal infections of the lungs that spread into the blood stream (invasive aspergillosis). Voritek is also used for of the mouth and, food pipe and throat that results in patching of the skin (esophageal candidiasis). Voritek is used for yeast infections of the skin, stomach, kidney, bladder, and wounds. Voritek is used to treat fungal infection due to Candida sp in non-neutropenic patients (patients without abnormally low white blood cell count), in serious fluconazole-resistant fungal infections due to Candida sp (including C. krusei) and in serious fungal infections caused by Scedosporium sp. or Fusarium sp. (two different species of fungi). It may also be used in life threatening and severe advancing fungal infections

Q. Is Voritek dialyzable?

Yes, Voritek is dialyzable

Q. How much does Voritek cost?

The price of Voritek may vary depending upon the brand prescribed to you.Please read the instruction on the package for the correct price of the product.Show moreShow less