Amphotericin B: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Amphotericin B is a medicine sold in the U.S. under 5 brand and generic names. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Injectable · Liposomal · Powder · Lipid complex · Topical · Suspension
- Sold as
- 5 products — Ambisome, Amphotericin B and Abelcet, and others
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Yes
Every amphotericin b product we track (5)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
| # | Drug | Rating | Type | Form | Generic? | Pharmacy pays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72/100 | Prescription | Injectable | No data | — | View → | |
| 2 | 72/100 | Prescription | Injectable | No data | — | View → | |
| 3 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Injectable | No data | — | View → | |
| 4 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Injectable | No data | — | View → | |
| 5 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Topical | No data | — | View → |
Amphotericin B recalls
From the FDA Enforcement database. A recall covers specific lots — not the drug as a whole.
Amphotericin B and breastfeeding
From LactMed, the US National Library of Medicine’s Drugs and Lactation Database — quoted, not rewritten.
Full LactMed record for amphotericin b: levels in milk, effects in breastfed infants, and the drugs it would consider insteadAlthough no information exists on the milk excretion of amphotericin B, it is highly protein bound, has a large molecular weight, is virtually unabsorbed orally and has been use directly in the mouths of infants; therefore, most reviewers consider it acceptable to use in nursing mothers.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, record revised March 17, 2021. LactMed states its information is not a substitute for professional judgement.
What people report to the FDA about amphotericin b
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 15,853 reports naming amphotericin b, and the FDA flagged 96% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- pyrexia850 reports
- multiple organ dysfunction syndrome606 reports
- acute kidney injury577 reports
- sepsis519 reports
- febrile neutropenia507 reports
- respiratory failure486 reports
- septic shock478 reports
- pneumonia471 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean amphotericin b caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved August 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take amphotericin b with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run amphotericin b against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What brand names is amphotericin b sold under?
We track 5 amphotericin b-containing products in the U.S.: Ambisome, Amphotericin B, Abelcet, Amphotec and Fungizone. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.
What forms does amphotericin b come in?
Across the brands we track, amphotericin b is currently marketed as injectable, liposomal, powder, lipid complex, topical and suspension, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic amphotericin b?
Yes. Our catalog lists 1 generic amphotericin b product alongside the brand versions. A generic has the same active ingredient and must meet the FDA's bioequivalence standard; it usually costs less. Ask your pharmacist which one your plan covers.
Has amphotericin b been recalled?
The FDA's Enforcement database lists 1 recall record whose product description mentions amphotericin b. The most recent: Amphotericin B Liposome for Injection (Apr 19, 2024). A recall applies to specific lots, not to the drug as a whole — check the record for the affected lot numbers.
Cite this page
- APA
- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Amphotericin B: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/amphotericin-b
- MLA
- “Amphotericin B: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/amphotericin-b.
We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for amphotericin b on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.