Tag: Caspofungin

For severe or widespread fungal infections, oral medications are often insufficient, and intravenous (IV) treatment is required. When asked 'What is the injection used to treat fungus?', the answer is not a single drug but a class of powerful antifungal medications tailored to the specific type and severity of the infection.

First approved for use in the United States in 2001, the echinocandins represent a newer, potent class of antifungal drugs. As large lipopeptide molecules, a key feature of an echinocandin is its ability to selectively attack fungal cells by disrupting the cell wall, a critical structure that is absent in humans.