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Fusafungine, also known as fusafungin, is a cyclic depsipeptide antibiotic from Fusarium lateririum used for the treatment of nasal and throat infection including sinusitis, rhinitis, rhinopharyngitis, angina, laryngitis, and tracheitis. Fusafungine consists of a mixture of enniatins and has been widely used over the past 50 years. Its first authorization in the EU was in 1963. Fusafungine showed bacteriostatic activity against a suite of microorganisms, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Besides its bacteriostatic activity against most micro-organisms involved in respiratory tract infections fusafungine displays original anti-inflammatory properties. Fusafungine has multiple mechanisms of action, including downregulation of the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and inhibition of production of proinflammatory cytokines. In September 2015, an EU-wide assessment of the benefit-risk of fusafungine was initiated due to an increase in the reporting rate of serious allergic reactions. European Medicines Agency (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) recommended that fusafungine should be withdrawn from the EU market

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FUSAFUNGINE
INN   MART.   MI   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
FUSARINE
Common Name English
MIXTURE OF ENNIATIN CYCLOHEXADEPSIPEPTIDES MADE UP OF ALTERNATING D-.ALPHA.-HYDROXYVALERIC ACID AND L-N-METHYLAMINO ACID RESIDUES
Common Name English
BIOPAROX
Brand Name English
LOCABIOSOL
Brand Name English
fusafungine [INN]
Common Name English
Fusafungine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
FUSAFUNGINE [MI]
Common Name English
S-314
Code English
S314
Code English
FUSAFUNGINE [MART.]
Common Name English
FUSAFUNGIN
Common Name English
LOCABIOTAL
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Classification Tree Code System Code
WHO-VATC QR02AB03
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WHO-ATC R02AB03
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Code System Code Type Description
CAS
1393-87-9
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NCI_THESAURUS
C166903
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2109188
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MERCK INDEX
m5612
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DRUG CENTRAL
5112
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
215-737-5
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PUBCHEM
3084092
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DRUG BANK
DB08965
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RXCUI
25437
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FDA UNII
65DD690W0C
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INN
347
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WIKIPEDIA
FUSAFUNGINE
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EVMPD
SUB02290MIG
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