Two LIPID formulations of IV amphotericin B ... Abelcet
January 1997
There are now two LIPID formulations of IV amphotericin B... Abelcet (amphotericin B lipid complex)...and Amphotec (amphotericin B "colloidal dispersion").
A third one, AmBisome (liposomal amphotericin), will be out later this year.
Amphotericin B has been the gold standard for systemic fungal infections. But its use is limited by serious renal toxicity.
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