This medication has been prescribed because your healthcare provider has judged that the benefits are greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.Â
Severe side effects can include:
- Vision changes
- Fever
- Blood tests showing high levels of bilirubin, alanine transaminase or aspartate transaminase, or abnormal liver functions
- Accelerated heartbeat.
If experienced, they should be reported to your healthcare provider as soon as possible.
Other common side effects include:
- chills
- nausea or vomiting
- fluid retention or swelling of the limbs
- chest pain
- dry mouth, inflammation of the lips
- headache
- diarrhea
- abdominal pain
- bumpy skin rash
- visual sensitivity to light
If these persist after a few days or worsen, you should report them to your pharmacist or healthcare provider.
Candida yeast is found widely in many parts of the body (such as the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, vagina or penis) but only a few species are opportunistic human pathogens that cause infections when the host is immunocompromised or debilitated. Invasive fungal infections are often life-threatening,
Vfend is intended for the treatment of such severe and dangerous fungal infections of the following types:
- candidiasis fungal infection, especially of the oropharynx or esophagusÂ
- candida yeast in the blood
- systemic aspergillosis fungal infectionÂ
- febrile neutropenia (patients with fever where the level of white blood cells is reduced)
- infection caused by scedosporium apiospermum fungus, or fusarium fungus
- histoplasmosis fungal lung infectionÂ
Candidiasis occurs most commonly as a secondary infection in immunocompromised individuals.