Uses, Dosage & Side Effects: Micafungin Injection

Micafungin Injection

Generic namemicafungin sodium
Drug classEchinocandin antifungal
FormsInjection

Micafungin is an antifungal medicine given into a vein. It is used to treat certain fungal infections caused by Candida and to help prevent these infections in people having a stem cell transplant.

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