INDICATION:
AmBisome® (amphotericin B) liposome for injection is indicated for empirical therapy for presumed fungal infection in febrile, neutropenic patients; treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV infected patients; treatment of patients with Aspergillus species, Candida species and/or Cryptococcus species infections refractory to amphotericin B deoxycholate, or in patients where renal impairment or unacceptable toxicity precludes the use of amphotericin B deoxycholate; or the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. In immunocompromised patients with visceral leishmaniasis treated with AmBisome, relapse rates were high following initial clearance of parasites.
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
AmBisome is contraindicated in those patients who have demonstrated or have known hypersensitivity to amphotericin B deoxycholate or any other constituents of the product unless, in the opinion of the treating physician, the benefit of therapy outweighs the risk.
WARNINGS:
Anaphylaxis has been reported with amphotericin B deoxycholate and other amphotericin B-containing drugs, including AmBisome. If a severe anaphylactic reaction occurs, the infusion should be immediately discontinued and the patient should not receive further infusions of AmBisome.
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- Astellas Pharma Inc. (U.S., Canada)
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (Japan)