Pentamycin
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| Routes of administration | Vaginal pessary | 
| ATC code | G01AA11 (WHO) | 
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| PubChem (CID) | 5358751 | 
| ChemSpider | 4445390  | 
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL2272031 | 
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| Formula | C35H58O12 | 
| Molar mass | 670.82782 g/mol | 
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Pentamycin, also called fungichromin, is a macrolide antibiotic. Pentamycin is a polyene antifungal antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces pentaticus. It is used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis, for the protozoal infection trichomoniasis, and mixed infections. A 3 mg vaginal pessary is inserted once or twice daily for 5-10 days. It is also used in Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a dry powder inhalation system.
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