caspofungin acetate

caspofungin acetate
cas·po·fun·gin ac·e·tate (kas″po-funґjin) an antifungal agent of the echinocandin class, acting by inhibiting the synthesis of a component of the cell wall of filamentous fungi; used in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis, administered intravenously.

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