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  • Title: [A new pharmaceutical concept for the therapy of oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis with fluconazole].
    Author: Wildfeuer A, Laufen H, Yeates RA, Zimmermann T.
    Journal: Mycoses; 1996; 39 Suppl 1():123-6. PubMed ID: 8767284.
    Abstract:
    Administration of fluconazole capsules is of proven worth in the treatment of candidosis of the mucous membranes, particularly in immunocompromised patients. An additional topical effect on the course of oropharyngeal and oesophageal candidosis can be expected when fluconazole is administered as a suspension. For this reason a crossover pharmacokinetic study with 12 healthy volunteers was carried out, in which the concentrations of the antimycotic were measured in saliva and plasma, after oral administration of 100 mg fluconazole as either a capsule or as a suspension. The time-courses of the concentration of fluconazole after the two formulations were very similar in plasma, but significantly different in saliva. The mean Cmax for fluconazole in saliva was 551 micrograms/ml 5 min after ingestion of the suspension and 3 micrograms/ml 4 h after taking the capsule. Over the observation time (0-96 h) the concentration of the antimycotic in saliva was more than 80% higher with the suspension than with the capsule.
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