Pentamycin also called fungichromin is a macrolide antibiotic.Pentamycin is a polyene antifungal antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces pentaticus. It is used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis and for the protozoal infection trichomoniasis. A 3 mg vaginal pessary is inserted once or twice daily for 5-10 days.
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