Drug Name

Diflucan (Fluconazole)

Drug Uses

Diflucan is use for therapy and avoid some yeast and fungal infections. It perhaps likewise be using for other terms as defined by your Dr..

How to use

Using Diflucan as send by your medico. Check the tag on the medical for exact dosing regulation.
Accept Diflucan by mouth with or without eat.
Taken Diflucan at least 2 hours until proton pump inhibitors (eg, omeprazole).
To clear up your infection fully, accept Diflucan for the total tack of treatment. Kept accept it even if you feel better during a few days. Not miss any doses.
Diflucan running best if it is accept at the same time each day.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Diflucan is an azole antifungal. It kills susceptible fungi by interfering with the formation of the fungal cell membrane.

Missed Dose

If you miss a dosage of Diflucan , taken it as soon as possibly. If it is almost time for your next dosage, skip the missed dosage and go back to your regular dosing timetable. No taken 2 doses at once.

Storage

Kept the US product below 86 degrees F (30 degrees C) far from sunshine and water. Not freeze. No kept during the bathroom. Stored the Canadian product at room temperature betwixt 59 and 86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) far from sunshine and water. Not kept during the bathroom. Store all tablets far from babies and pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Not uses Diflucan if:

    * you are allergic to any component during Diflucan
    * you are accept astemizole, an aldosterone blocker (eg, eplerenone), cisapride, an ergot alkaloid (eg, ergotamine), erythromycin, pimozide, a serotonin (5-HT1) receptor agonist (eg, eletriptan), or terfenadine


Seek your medico or physician right far if any of these treat to you.

Some medicine terms perhaps cooperate with Diflucan . Say your physician or pharmacist if you have any med terms, specifically if any of the following treat to you:

    * if you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are take any prescription or no prescription med, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
    * if you have allergies to capsules, foods, or other substances
    * if you have a weakened immune system, kidney or liver disease, or an irregular heartbeat
    * if you are allergic to other azole antifungals (eg, itraconazole)



Certain TABLETS CAN COOPERATE with Diflucan . Say your physician if you are taken any other capsules, particularly any of the following:

    * Aldosterone blockers (eg, eplerenone), amiodarone, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, serotonin receptor agonists (eg, eletriptan), macrolide antibiotics (eg, erythromycin), quinolines (eg, ciprofloxacin), or terfenadine because the risk of serious irregular heartbeat (eg, QT prolongation) can be enlarged
    * Rifabutin because the risk of some eye woe (eg, uveitis) can be extended
    * Macrolide immunosuppressants (eg, tacrolimus) because the risk of kidney woe can be extended
    * Rifampin or proton pump inhibitors (eg, omeprazole) because they perhaps reduce Diflucan 's effectiveness
    * Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), benzodiazepines (eg, alprazolam), buspirone, carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, ergot alkaloids (eg, ergotamine ), haloperidol, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or "statins" (eg, simvastatin), hydantoins (eg, phenytoin), methadone, muscarinic antagonists (eg, solifenacin, tolterodine), narcotics (eg, codeine), ramelteon, sulfonylureas (eg, glipizide), theophylline, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline) because the risk of their side actions perhaps be raised by Diflucan.

Possible Side Effects

All capsules can cause side results, but several people do not have them, or minor, side results. Check with your health care provider if any of these often COMMON side actions remains or get bothersome:

    * Changes during taste; dizziness; headache; sicchasia; belly ache.


Contact medicine attention right far if any of these SERIOUS side results happen:

    * Serious allergic responses (eruption; hives; itchiness; difficulty breathing; incommodity during the breast; hypostasis of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); diarrhea; scaly, red skin over a greater portion of the body; swollen or tender abdomen; vomit; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

If you have any questions approximately Diflucan , please talk with your health care provider, pharmacist, or other doctor.
Diflucan must be using only by the individual for whom it is enacted. Not separate it with other people.
If your symptoms no improve or if they get worse, check with your doc.