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Sporanox |
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- Description - |
Sporanox capsules are used to treat four types of serious fungalinfection:blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, and onychomycosis.Blastomycosiscan affect the lungs, bones,and skin. Histoplasmosis can affectthe lungs, heart, and blood.Aspergillosis can affect the lungs, kidneys, and other organs.Onychomycosis affects the nails. Sporanox is also used againstfungal infectionsin people with weak immune systems, such as AIDS patients.
Sporanox oral solution is used to treat candidiasis (fungalinfection)of the mouth, throat, and gullet (esophagus),and for other fungal infections in people with weakened immunity andfever. |
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Anxiety,bursitis,diarrhea,fatigue,fever,gas,headache,high blood pressure,indigestion,injury,muscle pain,nasal and sinus inflammation,nausea,pain,rash,respiratory infection,swelling due to water retention,urinary infection,vomiting |
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Acid-blocking drugs such as Tagamet, Pepcid, and Zantac
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
Blood-thinning drugs such as Coumadin
Buspirone (BuSpar)
Busulfan (Myleran)
Calcium channel blockers such as Cardene, Norvasc, and Procardia
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Clarithromycin (Biaxin)
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral)
Diazepam (Valium)
Dofetilide (Tikosyn)
Digoxin (Lanoxin)
Docetaxel (Taxotere)
Erythromycin (E-Mycin, Ery-Tab, and others)
Indinavir (Crixivan)
Isoniazid
Lovastatin (Mevacor)
Methylprednisolone (Medrol)
Midazolam (Versed)
Nevirapine (Viramune)
Oral diabetes medications such as DiaBeta, Diabinese, Glucotrol,Micronase, Orinase, and Tolinase
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Pimozide (Orap)
Quinidine (Quinidex)
Rifabutin (Mycobutin)
Rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane)
Ritonavir (Norvir)
Saquinavir (Invirase)
Simvastatin (Zocor)
Sirolimus (Rapamune)
Tacrolimus (Prograf)
Triazolam (H |
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- Manufacturer - |
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Ortho Biotech Inc |
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430 Route 22 East |
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Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0914 |
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USA |
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