Manufacturer: Bharat Serums & Vaccines Ltd
Salt Composition : Amphotericin B(100mg)
Ampholip 100mg Injection is administered as an injection by a healthcare professional. Kindly do not self administer. Before you take this medicine, inform your doctor if you suffer from diabetes, liver/kidney problems or are on dialysis or have low potassium level in blood.
It may lead to a few common side effects like headache, vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps and fever. You may also notice some injection site reactions like pain, swelling or redness. Inform your doctor if these side effects persist for a longer duration. Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
Ampholip 100mg Injection is an antifungal medication. It kills fungi by destroying the fungal cell membrane.
Based on total amphotericin B concentrations measured within a dosing interval (24 hours) after administration of AmBisome, the mean half-life was 7-10 hours. However, based on total amphotericin B concentration measured up to 49 days after dosing of AmBisome, the mean half-life was 100-153 hours.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Ampholip
Headache
Vomiting
Nausea
Stomach cramp
Fever
Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
Heartburn
Hyperventilation (rapid breathing)
Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)
systemic mastocytosis.
low amount of magnesium in the blood.
low amount of potassium in the blood.
decreased kidney function.
Ampholip 100mg Injection is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Ampholip 100mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Ampholip 100mg Injection is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Fungal Infection, Empiric Therapy. Indicated for empiric therapy for presumed fungal infection in febrile, neutropenic patients. ...
Systemic Fungal Infections. ...
Cryptococcal Meningitis. ...
Visceral Leishmaniasis. ...
Candida auris (Off-label) ...
Histoplasmosis (Orphan)
Some products that may interact with this drug include: anti-cancer drugs (such as mechlorethamine, nitrogen mustard), azole antifungals (such as ketoconazole, itraconazole), cidofovir, digoxin, flucytosine, medications that affect the kidneys (including pentamidine, tacrolimus, aminoglycosides such as gentamicin), ...
Kindly do not self administer.
Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8°C). Do not freeze.
If you miss a dose of Ampholip 100mg Injection, please consult your doctor.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
It is usually given as an injection over 1-2 hours under the supervision of a medical professional.
Ampholip 100mg Injection can cause rash, chills, headache, and tiredness during initial days of the treatment, but these may fade away with time.
Your doctor may ask you for regular blood tests to monitor your blood sugar, potassium, magnesium and kidney function.
Inform your doctor immediately if you notice pain or blood upon urination, swelling of the face and trouble breathing.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Q. Is Ampholip 100mg Injection fungistatic or fungicidal?
Ampholip 100mg Injection is fungicidal in nature, it acts by killing the fungus
Q. Is Ampholip 100mg Injection light sensitive?
Ampholip 100mg Injection is not light sensitive
Q. What is Ampholip 100mg Injection liposomal?
Liposomal Ampholip 100mg Injection is a lipid-associated formulation. Liposomal encapsulation or incorporation into a lipid complex of Ampholip 100mg Injection can substantially improves drug safety especially nephrotoxicity associated with the drug
Q. Is Ampholip 100mg Injection an antibiotic?
Yes, Ampholip 100mg Injection is an antifungal antibiotic for the treatment of serious infections caused by fungi like fungal infections of one or more deep organs of the body, suspected fungal infections in patients with a raised temperature and neutropenia (reduced number of white blood cells [neutrophils]) and Visceral leishmaniasis (disease caused by a parasite)
