VFEND Film-coated tablet Ref.[116932] Active ingredients: Voriconazole

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2026  Publisher: Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Boulevard de la Plaine 17, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

Product name and form

VFEND 50 mg film-coated tablets.

VFEND 200 mg film-coated tablets.

Pharmaceutical Form

VFEND 50 mg film-coated tablets: White to off-white, round tablet, debossed "Pfizer" on one side and "VOR50" on the reverse (tablets).

VFEND 200 mg film-coated tablets: White to off-white, capsule-shaped tablet, debossed "Pfizer" on one side and "VOR200" on the reverse (tablets).

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each tablet contains 50 or 200 mg voriconazole.

Excipient with known effect:

VFEND 50 mg film-coated tablets: Each tablet contains 63.42 mg lactose monohydrate.

VFEND 200 mg film-coated tablets: Each tablet contains 253.675 mg lactose monohydrate.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient

Voriconazole is a triazole antifungal agent. The primary mode of action of voriconazole is the inhibition of fungal cytochrome P450-mediated 14 alpha-lanosterol demethylation, an essential step in fungal ergosterol biosynthesis.

List of Excipients

Tablet core:

Lactose monohydrate
Pregelatinised starch
Croscarmellose sodium
Povidone
Magnesium stearate

Film-coating:

Hypromellose
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Lactose monohydrate
Glycerol triacetate

Pack sizes and marketing

PVC/Aluminium blister in cartons of 2, 10, 14, 20, 28, 30, 50, 56 or 100 film-coated tablets.

PVC/Aluminium/PVC/PVDC blister in cartons of 2, 10, 14, 20, 28, 30, 50, 56 or 100 film-coated tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Boulevard de la Plaine 17, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

VFEND 50 mg film-coated tablets:

EU/1/02/212/001-009
EU/1/02/212/028-036

VFEND 200 mg film-coated tablets:

EU/1/02/212/013-021
EU/1/02/212/037-045

Date of first authorisation: 19 March 2002
Date of latest renewal: 21 February 2012

Drugs

Drug Countries
VFEND Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

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