When an echinocandin is indicated (if patients are moderately severely ill or critically ill [most neutropenic patients] or if C glabrata, C auris, or C krusei is suspected), one of the following drugs can be used: Caspofungin, loading dose 70 mg IV, then 50 mg IV once a day Micafungin 100 mg IV once a day Anidulafungin, loading dose 200 mg IV, then 100 mg IV once a day If fluconazole is indicated (if patients are clinically stable or if C albicans or C parapsilosis is suspected), loading dose is 800 mg (12 mg / kg) orally or IV once, followed by 400 mg (6 mg / kg) once a day.