Pentamidine

Pentamidine isethionate is an antifungal prescription medicine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment and prevention of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). The FDA-approved uses for pentamidine isethionate depend on the dosage form of the drug. Specifically, pentamidine isethionate injection is approved to treat PCP, and pentamidine isethionate inhalant is approved to prevent PCP in people with HIV who are at high risk of developing PCP. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Leishmaniasis agents, QTc-prolonging agents and Trypanosomiasis agents. Its therapeutic use is listed as anti-infectives, antiparasitics and antiprotozoals. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Pentamidin, Pentamidina and Pentamidinum. Its PubChem CID is 4735.