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North East and North Cumbria
ICS Formulary

5 Infections

05-02-01 Triazole antifungals

Fluconazole Oral Preparations

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Itraconazole Oral Preparations

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Fluconazole Infusion

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Isavuconazole Cresemba^®

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Approved for use in line with licensed indications and specifically in solid organ transplant and bone marrow transplant recipients.

Itraconazole Infusion

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Posaconazole Noxafil^®

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Approved for the prevention of invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised patients in whom there is a specific risk of aspergillus infection or where fluconazole and itraconazole are not tolerated or are unlikely to be sufficiently effective (largely for secondary prevention).
Approved for patients with invasive fungal infections that are not responding to other treatments or where they are not tolerated (largely in place of liposomal amphotericin/ voriconazole).

Voriconazole

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for the treatment of non-invasive fungal infections (Off-label indication) using the 100mg tablets ONLY. Can be initiated in primary care on the basis of C&S results / microbiology advice in patients who are not under secondary care.

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