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Nystatin
Essential medicine status
Section:
6. Anti-infective medicines 6.3. Antifungal medicines
ATC codes: A07AA02
EMLc
Indication
Candidosis ICD11 code: 1F23.Z
INN
Nystatin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 100000 IU per mL (EMLc)
Local > Topical > Other: 100000 IU pessary (EML)
Oral > Solid > dosage form: 500000 IU
Oral > Solid > lozenge: 100000 IU
EML status history
First added in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1982 (TRS 685)
Changed in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2023 (TRS 1049)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended the deletion of nystatin oral liquid 50 mg/5 mL and tablet 100 000 IU from the EML and EMLc.