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