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Prescribed for Aspergillosis - Invasive, Blastomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis - Meningitis, Candidemia, Cutaneous Fungal Infection, Esophageal Candidiasis, Eumycetoma, Fungal Infection - Internal and... View more

Prescription only

Ratings & Reviews

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9.0
2 Reviews

For Candidemia: I were prescribed Pfizer VFend by my Dr for a period of 60 days. I was told that there is no generic available for VFend. Medical Aid only paid for 30 day treatment. Medicine is excellent but totally too expensive at a cost of R34 000 (rand) per month.

9

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Drug Class

Side Effects

Common side effects include: blurred vision, vision color changes, visual disturbance, and enhanced visual perception.

See the full Vfend side effects document.

Pricing and Coupons

* Prices are without insurance
Quantity 1 powder for injection
Dosage 200 mg
Per Unit* $164.26
Cost* $164.26

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Generic Availability

Yes

Dosage Form(s) Available
  • Intravenous powder for injection
  • Oral powder for reconstitution
  • Oral tablet

Brand Names

N/A

Half Life

The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value.

14 hours

CSA Schedule**

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N
Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Pregnancy Category
D
Category D Positive evidence of risk

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FDA Alerts

N/A

Drug Interactions

A total of 821 drugs are known to interact with Vfend:

  • 269 major drug interactions (1134 brand and generic names)
  • 522 moderate drug interactions (2552 brand and generic names)
  • 30 minor drug interactions (107 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions
  • You may experience reduced absorption of voriconazole in the presence of food. Take voriconazole... View more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

May 24, 2002

WADA Class

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N/A

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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.

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