Evaluation of target attainment of oral posaconazole suspension in immunocompromised children

Background Posaconazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal that is not licensed for use in children <13 years of age. Despite this and by necessity, it is used extensively in paediatric hospitals for prophylaxis of invasive fungal disease. Objectives To determine whether initial prophylactic dosing recommendations attain a posaconazole plasma concentration of ≥700 ng/mL in immunocompromised children <13 years of age. Patients and...