isavuconazonium sulfate
Drug Details
- Generic Name
- isavuconazonium sulfate
- Brand Names
- CRESEMBA
- Application Number
- NDA207500
- Sponsor
- Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
- NDC Codes
- 6
- Dosage Forms
- CAPSULE, POWDER, INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION
- Routes
- ORAL, INTRAVENOUS
- Active Ingredients
- ISAVUCONAZONIUM SULFATE
Indications and Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE CRESEMBA ® is an azole antifungal indicated for the treatment of: Invasive aspergillosis ( 1.1 ) and Invasive mucormycosis ( 1.2 ) as follows: • CRESEMBA for injection : adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older • CRESEMBA capsules : adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older who weigh 16 kilograms (kg) and greater 1.1 Invasive Aspergillosis CRESEMBA ® is indicated for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis as follows: CRESEMBA for injection : adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14.1 ) and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.4 )] CRESEMBA capsules : adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older who weigh 16 kilograms (kg) and greater [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.3 ) Clinical Studies ( 14.1 ) and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.4 )] 1.2 Invasive Mucormycosis CRESEMBA is indicated for the treatment of invasive mucormycosis as follows: CRESEMBA for injection : adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14.1 ) and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 , 12.4 )] CRESEMBA capsules : adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older who weigh 16 kg and greater [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.3 )], Clinical Studies ( 14.1 ) and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 , 12.4 )] 1.3 Usage Specimens for fungal culture and other relevant laboratory studies (including histopathology) to isolate and identify causative organism(s) should be obtained prior to initiating antifungal therapy. Therapy may be instituted before the results of the cultures and other laboratory studies are known. However, once these results become available, antifungal therapy should be adjusted accordingly.