Composition
Drop: Per ml: Nystatin 100,000 IU. Tab: Nystatin 500,000 IU. Susp 100,000 IU/500,000 IU: Per ml, Nystatin 100,000 IU/500,000 IU.
Indications & Dosage
Oral candidiasis: Adults: 1-2 tab four times daily, usually for 7 days, and continued for 48 hours after lesions have resolved. Children: 1 ml four times daily, usually for 7 days, and continued for 48 hours after lesions have resolved. Oesophageal and intestinal candidiasis: Adults: 1-2 tab four times daily, or suspension 5 ml four times daily, usually for 7 days, and continued for 48 hours after lesions have resolved. Children: 1 ml four times daily, usually for 7 days, and continued for 48 hours after lesions have resolved.
Pregnancy
Caution advised
Lactation
Caution advised
Side Effects
Taste disturbance, local irritation, local sensitisation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea in high doses.