Adult

Nystatin

General Information

Restricted formulary antimicrobial: For details see OUH netFormulary

 

Standard dose

100,000 units/mL oral suspension 1mL qds. Continue treatment for a further 2 days after lesions have healed  

Renal and hepatic impairment

Renal impairment

No dose adjustment 

 

Hepatic impairment

No information available for use in hepatic impairment.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy

Safe to use

Breastfeeding

Safe to use

Additional information

  • Nystatin should be kept in contact with the affected areas as long as possible before swallowing.

References

  1. Sandoz Limited. Summary of Product Characteristics. Nystatin Oral Suspension BP. Last revision of the text 29/7/2020. Accessed via https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/4463/smpc#gref on 24/2/25
  2. The Renal Drug Database. Nystatin. Accessed via renaldrugdatabase.com on 24/2/25.
  3. BNF online accessed via www.medicinescomplete.com on 24/2/25
  4. Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed). Nystatin monograph. Accessed at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/ on 24/2/25.