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Last Updated: June 1, 2026 TL;DR: Caspofungin for Injection — a sterile lyophilised powder of the echinocandin antifungal caspofungin acetate, supplied most commonly as 50 mg and 70 mg vials for reconstitution and dilution before slow intravenous infusion — is a front-line agent for serious invasive fungal disease: invasive candidiasis and candidaemia, invasive aspergillosis in patients refractory to or intolerant of other therapies, oesophageal candidiasis, and empirical ant

Last Updated: June 1, 2026 TL;DR: Vancomycin for Injection — a sterile lyophilised powder of the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin hydrochloride, supplied most commonly as 500 mg and 1 g vials for reconstitution and dilution before slow intravenous infusion — is a cornerstone agent against serious Gram-positive infection, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), coagulase-negative staphylococci, enterococci and resistant streptococci: bacteraemia, infect