Cancidas (can-SIGH-das), a new IV antifungal agent
March 2001
You'll see patients getting Cancidas (can-SIGH-das), a new IV antifungal agent...from Merck.
Cancidas contains caspofungin acetate. It's the first of a new class of antifungals...the echinocandins.
This class works differently than current antifungals. Cancidas attacks the fungal cell wall...think of it as penicillin for fungi.
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