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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
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 100000 IU per mL (EMLc) ; 50 mg per 5 mL (EMLc)
Oral > Solid: 500000 IU tablet ; 100000 IU lozenge ; 100000 IU tablet
Local > Topical > Other: 100000 IU pessary (EML)
EML status history
First added in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1982 (TRS 685)
Changed in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
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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Nystatin
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Oral formulations of nystatin were added in the core list of the EMLc for the treatment of candidosis, including new oral liquid formulations.