Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2019 Publisher: Vygoris Limited, 930 High Road, London N12 9RT, United Kingdom
Pharmacotherapeutic group: Antifungals for topical use
ATC code: D01AA01
Nystatin is an antifungal antibiotic active against a wide range of yeasts and yeast-like fungi, including Candida albicans.
Nystatin is formulated in oral and topical dosage forms and is not systemically absorbed from any of these preparations.
Gastrointestinal absorption of nystatin is insignificant.
Most orally administered nystatin is passed unchanged in the stool.
No long-term animal studies have been performed to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of nystatin. No studies have been performed to determine the mutagenicity of nystatin or its effect on male or female fertility.
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