New Medication - Micafungin 50mg Injection

Name of Medication: Micafungin 50mg

Brand: Mycamine

Form: Injection

Manufacturer: Astellas Pharma

Formulary Category: Standard

Prescriber: Infectious Disease Specialists and Haematologists only.

Restrictions: For treatment of invasive candidiasis, prophylaxis of candida infection in patient undergoing allogenic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Based on the outcome of the Drug and Therapeutics Subcommittee Meeting (Bil. 01/2017), Micafungin 50mg Injection will be replacing Caspofungin 50mg and 70mg Injection.

Micafungin 50mg Injection (Mycamine)