Last update Feb. 12, 2025

Fusafungine

Compatible

Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.

Fusafungin is a depsipeptide antibacterial produced by Fusarium lateritium. It is active against some gram-positive and gram-negative organisms, Candida albicans and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. It is used in aerosol form in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (throat and nasal passages), inhaled (nasally or orally).

At latest update, relevant published data on excretion into breast milk were not found.

It is not absorbed and does not appear in the plasma (AEMPS 2013), hence it appearance in the human milk is highly unlikely. In any case, it would not be absorbed by the infant. 

Marketed product in many countries though retired licence in others for no proof on effectiveness. (Newsletter WHO 2005)

Alternatives

We do not have alternatives for Fusafungine since it is relatively safe.

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

Jose Maria Paricio, Founder & President of APILAM/e-Lactancia

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Thank you for helping to protect and promote breastfeeding.

José María Paricio, founder of e-lactancia.

Other names

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Tradenames

Main tradenames from several countries containing Fusafungine in its composition:

Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 0 %
Molecular weight 640 daltons

References

  1. AEMPS. Fusafungina. Ficha técnica. 2013 Full text (in our servers)
  2. - WHO Pharmaceuticals Newsletter. - 2005 Full text (in our servers)
  3. Haler D. An assessment of the bacteriological activity of Locabiotal (Fusafungine) --a non-systemic antibiotic. J Int Med Res. 1977 Abstract

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