INDICATIONS AND USAGE

Micafungin for injection is an echinocandin indicated in adult and pediatric patients for :

• Treatment of Candidemia, Acute Disseminated Candidiasis, Candida Peritonitis and Abscesses in adult and pediatric patients 4 months of age and older.

• Treatment of Esophageal Candidiasis in adult and pediatric patients 4 months of age and older.

• Prophylaxis of Candida Infections in adult and pediatric patients 4 months of age and older undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT).

Limitations of Use

• Micafungin for injection has not been adequately studied in patients with endocarditis, osteomyelitis or meningoencephalitis due to Candida. 

• The efficacy of micafungin for injection against infections caused by fungi other than Candida has not been established.