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Brand names,
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Analogs
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Brand Names Mixture
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Chemical_Formula
C47H75NO17
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RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/nystat.htm
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fda sheet
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msds (material safety sheet)
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Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
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Molecular Weight
926.09 g/mol
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Melting Point
160oC
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H2O Solubility
360 mg/L
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State
Solid
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LogP
-0.534
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Dosage Forms
Cream; Drops; Liquid; Ointment; Suspension; Tablet
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Indication
For treatment of cutaneous or mucocutaneous mycotic infections caused by Candida species
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Pharmacology
Nystatin is an antibiotic which is both fungistatic and fungicidal in vitro against a wide variety of yeasts and yeast-like fungi, including Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. guilliermondi, C. pseudotropicalis, C. krusei, Torulopsis glabrata, Tricophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes. Nystatin acts by binding to sterols in the cell membrane of susceptible species resulting in a change in membrane permeability and the subsequent leakage of intracellular components. On repeated subculturing with increasing levels of nystatin, Candida albicans does not develop resistance to nystatin. Generally, resistance to nystatin does not develop during therapy. However, other species of Candida (C. tropicalis, C. guilliermondi, C. krusei, and C. stellatoides) become quite resistant on treatment with nystatin and simultaneously become cross resistant to amphotericin as well. This resistance is lost when the antibiotic is removed. Nystatin exhibits no appreciable activity against bacteria, protozoa, or viruses.
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Absorption
Nystatin is not absorbed from intact skin or mucous membrane
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side effects and Toxicity
No information avaliable
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Patient Information
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Organisms Affected
Fungi