Amphotericin B

Active ingredient description

Amphotericin B is a macrocyclic, polyene antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nodosus. The molecule is thought to act by binding to sterols in the fungal cell membrane, with a resulting change in membrane permeability, allowing leakage of a variety of small molecules.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
Amphotericin B
A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A01 Stomatological preparations → A01A Stomatological preparations → A01AB Antiinfectives and antiseptics for local oral treatment
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Amphotericin B
A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents → A07A Intestinal antiinfectives → A07AA Antibiotics
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Amphotericin B
G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G01 Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics → G01A ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS → G01AA Antibiotics
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Amphotericin B
J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J02 Antimycotics for systemic use → J02A Antimycotics for systemic use → J02AA Antibiotics
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK

Medicines

Amphotericin B is the active ingredient of these drugs:

Drug
Countries

Brazil Canada France Mexico Netherlands

Estonia

Estonia

Austria Brazil Canada Cyprus Estonia

Estonia

Lithuania

Austria Estonia Lithuania

Ecuador

Ecuador Estonia

Estonia

Australia New Zealand

Ecuador

Canada Estonia Finland France Hong Kong

Estonia

Ecuador

Brazil

Amphotericin B is also found within below combination drugs:

FUNGITRIN , NOVASUTIN , TERICIN AT

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₄₇H₇₃NO₁₇
Molecular mass: 924.079 g/mol

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 1397-89-3
DrugBank Drug: DB00681
KEGG Drug: D00203
PubChem Compound: 5280965
RxNorm Ingredient: 732
SNOMED-CT Concept: 77703004
Amphotericin B (substance)
UNII Identifier: 7XU7A7DROE
AMPHOTERICIN B