Pentamycin
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Routes of administration | Vaginal pessary |
ATC code | G01AA11 (WHO) |
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PubChem (CID) | 5358751 |
ChemSpider | 4445390 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL2272031 |
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Formula | C35H58O12 |
Molar mass | 670.82782 g/mol |
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Pentamycin, also called fungichromin, is a macrolide antibiotic. Pentamycin is a polyene antifungal antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces pentaticus. It is used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis, for the protozoal infection trichomoniasis, and mixed infections. A 3 mg vaginal pessary is inserted once or twice daily for 5-10 days. It is also used in Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a dry powder inhalation system.
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