Drug Name

Diflucan (Fluconazole)

Drug Uses

Diflucan is exploited for treating and preventing sealed yeastward and fungous infections. It may besides be exploited for otc weather as compulsive by your dr..

How to use

Use Diflucan as directed by your bushel. Check the tag on the medicate for precise dosing instructions.
Take Diflucan by backtalk with or without nutrient.
Take Diflucan at least 2 hours earlier proton ticker inhibitors (eg, prilosec).
To unclutter up your contagion altogether, issue Diflucan for the wide-cut form of discussion. Keep pickings it tied if you flavour improve in a few years. Do not fille any doses.
Diflucan workings trump if it is interpreted at the like clock apiece day.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Diflucan is an azole antimycotic. It kills medium fungi by meddling with the organisation of the fungous cubicle membrane.

Missed Dose

If you drop a battery-acid of Diflucan , takings it as shortly as potential. If it is most clock for your adjacent acid, hop the lost pane and go dorsum to your steady dosing agenda. Do not yield 2 doses at formerly.

Storage

Store the US ware infra 86 degrees F (30 degrees C) by from ignitor and wet. Do not immobilize. Do not memory in the privy. Store the Canadian production at board temperature 'tween 59 and 86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) off from ignitor and wet. Do not depot in the bath. Keep all medicines off from children and pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Diflucan if:

    * you are hypersensitive to any component in Diflucan
    * you are winning astemizole, an aldosterone blocker (eg, eplerenone), cisapride, an ergot alkaloid (eg, ergotamine), ethril, pimozide, a 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT1) receptor protagonist (eg, eletriptan), or terfenadine


Contact your dr. or wellness tending supplier veracious aside if any of these utilize to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Diflucan . Tell your dr. or chemist if you birth any checkup weather, particularly if any of the followers utilize to you:

    * if you are significant, provision to suit fraught, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are pickings any prescription or over-the-counter medicate, herbal cookery, or dietetic affix
    * if you sustain allergies to medicines, foods, or early substances
    * if you deliver a hurt resistant organization, kidney or liver-colored disease, or an guerilla pulsation
    * if you are sensitised to former azole antifungals (eg, sporanox)



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Diflucan . Tell your wellness maintenance supplier if you are fetching any over-the-counter medicines, specially any of the undermentioned:

    * Aldosterone blockers (eg, eplerenone), cordarone, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonists (eg, eletriptan), macrolide antibiotics (eg, ilosone), quinolines (eg, cipro), or terfenadine because the peril of terrible maverick beat (eg, QT lengthiness) may be increased
    * Rifabutin because the adventure of sure eye problems (eg, uveitis) may be increased
    * Macrolide immunosuppressants (eg, tacrolimus) because the adventure of kidney problems may be increased
    * Rifampin or proton ticker inhibitors (eg, prilosec) because they may diminution Diflucan 's effectuality
    * Anticoagulants (eg, coumadin), benzodiazepines (eg, xanax), buspar, carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, ergot alkaloids (eg, ergotamine ), haldol, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or "statins" (eg, zocor), hydantoins (eg, diphenylhydantoin), fixer, muscarinic antagonists (eg, solifenacin, tolterodine), narcotics (eg, codeine), ramelteon, sulfonylureas (eg, glucotrol), slo-bid, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, elavil) because the jeopardy of their slope effects may be increased by Diflucan.

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may movement english effects, but many mass get no, or kid, english effects. Check with your doc if any of these well-nigh COMMON face effects stay or turn irritating:

    * Changes in discernment; lightheadedness; worry; sickness; venter hurting.



Seek checkup care compensate off if any of these SEVERE face effects pass:

    * Severe sensitized reactions (efflorescence; urtication; itch; difficultness ventilation; closeness in the bureau; excrescence of the sassing, cheek, lips, or clapper); looseness; scurfy, red bark concluded a prominent helping of the torso; egotistical or tenderise belly; vomit; yellowing of the pare or eyes.

More Information

If you let any questions most Diflucan , delight babble with your physician, druggist, or otc wellness guardianship supplier.
Diflucan is to be victimized solitary by the patient for whom it is official. Do not portion it with over-the-counter multitude.
If your symptoms do not amend or if they suit worsened, deterrent with your bushel.