Antifungals: Drug Class, Mechanisms of Action, Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics, Drug-Drug Interactions, Toxicity, and Clinical Use
Jeniel E. Nett
Department of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53792
Search for more papers by this authorDavid R. Andes
Department of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53792
Search for more papers by this authorJeniel E. Nett
Department of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53792
Search for more papers by this authorDavid R. Andes
Department of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53792
Search for more papers by this authorRichard A. Calderone
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Search for more papers by this authorCornelius J. Clancy
Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Antifungal therapeutic outcomes have been historically suboptimal, in part, due to a relatively small number of safe and effective antifungal drugs. There are many important characteristics of antifungal drugs to consider in treatment of invasive fungal infection. Among these traits, spectrum of activity, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, potential drug-drug interactions, and toxicities are the most critical. This chapter focuses on these antifungal traits for available systemic agents for treatment of Candida infection. The main toxicities include renal damage, electrolyte abnormalities from renal toxicity, hepato-toxicity, and infusion-related reactions. The majority of the drug-drug interactions are related to potentiation of the electrolyte disturbances and renal dysfunction typical of amphotericin B. For example, the risk of renal toxicity is increased if amphotericin B is used concomitantly with the organ transplant immuno-suppressants cyclosporine and tacrolimus. In addition, lipid-based amphotericin B formulations are preferred for treatment of pregnant patients due to gestational toxicity with the triazole drug class. Studies have found the primary toxicity of flucytosine, bone marrow toxicity, to be associated with high peak concentrations. The fact that the pharmacodynamic drivers of success and toxicity are different provides an opportunity to design dosing strategies to both optimize treatment efficacy and reduce toxicity. The major toxicities of flucytosine include bone marrow suppression and hepato-toxicity. The major route of elimination for echinocandins is non-enzymatic degradation to inactive molecules which are excreted primarily in the bile.
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