Assessment and Development of the Antifungal Agent Caspofungin for Aerosolized Pulmonary Delivery

Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA) and <i>Pneumocystis jiroveci</i> Pneumonia (PCP) are serious fungal pulmonary diseases for immunocompromised patients. The brand name drug CANCIDAS<sup>®</sup> (Caspofungin acetate for injection) is FDA approved to treat IPA, but is only...

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Main Authors: Iching G. Yu, David M. Ryckman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/4/504