Noxafil to treat an infection of the mouth and throat.

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This medication hopefully will help alot of the members of this board

that have thrush.

Oct. 23, 2006, 8:18AM

Schering-Plough Gets New Noxafil FDA OK

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KENILWORTH, N.J. — Drug maker Schering-Plough Corp. said Monday the

Food and Drug Administration approved its antifungal medication Noxafil

to treat an infection of the mouth and throat.

The approval comes a little more than a month after the FDA approved

Noxafil to treat the life-threatening infections caused by the organisms

aspergillus and candida in leukemia patients.

The new approval covers the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis and

infections that don't respond to the antifungal medications itraconazole

or fluconazole. Oropharyngeal candidiasis occurs when the fungus candida

attacks the mouth and throat.