Caspofungin is an antifungal medication that belongs to the echinocandin class. The medication inhibits 1, 3-glucan synthase, an enzyme required for the synthesis of -glucan in the fungal cell wall, in a competitive manner. As a result, the drug's antifungal efficacy is based on breaking cell wall integrity. It comes in the form of an intravenous infusion that is given once a day to treat...