Ambisome 50mg 50 mg

Country: Jordan

Language: English

Source: JFDA (Jordan Food & Drug Administration - المؤسسة العامة للغذاء والدواء)

Active ingredient:

Liposomal Amphotericin B 50 mg

Available from:

مستودع أدوية بيتا - Beta Drug Store

ATC code:

J02AA01

INN (International Name):

Liposomal Amphotericin B 50 mg

Dosage:

50 mg

Units in package:

1 Vial

Manufactured by:

GILEAD SCIENCES INC/USA (امريكا)

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
AMBISOME®
Liposomal Amphotericin B 50 mg
Powder for Concentrate for dispersion for infusion
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side
effects
not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor.
IN THIS LEAFLET: 1
WHAT AMBISOME IS AND WHAT IT IS USED
FOR 2.
BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN AMBISOME 3.
HOW AMBISOME IS USED 4.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS 5.
HOW TO STORE AMBISOME 6.
FURTHER INFORMATION 1.
WHAT AMBISOME IS AND WHAT IT IS USED
FOR
WHAT AMBISOME IS
AMBISOME IS AN ANTIFUNGAL ANTIBIOTIC. The active ingredient in
AmBisome is amphotericin B.
AMBISOME IS GIVEN AS AN INFUSION into a vein (a drip) by a doctor or
nurse.
WHAT AMBISOME IS USED FOR
AmBisome has been studied in patients aged one month and above.
AmBisome is used to treat serious infections caused by fungi:
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FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF ONE OR MORE ORGANS INSIDE THE BODY
■
SUSPECTED FUNGAL INFECTIONS in patients who have a RAISED
TEMPERATURE AND A LOW WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT CALLED
_NEUTROPENIA_.
Before you are given AmBisome your doctor will check that your
fever is not due to bacteria or viruses and will try and treat the
infection with a course of antibiotics.
■
VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS, a disease caused by a parasite.
AmBisome is not used to treat common fungal infections that are not
serious, for example skin infections 2.
BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN AMBISOME
BEFORE YOUR FIRST TREATMENT
Before your first treatment your doctor may give you a small amount
of AmBisome. They will then wait for approximately 30 minutes to
see whether you have an allergic reaction, before continuing the
infusion of the full dose.
YOUR DOCTOR WILL NOT GIVE YOU AMBISOME:
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IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC (hypersensitive) to amphotericin B or any other
ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). However, if YOUR
CONDITION IS LIFE-THREATENING you may be given Am