Drug Name

Diflucan (Fluconazole)

Drug Uses

Diflucan is secondhand for treating and preventing sealed yeastward and fungous infections. It may too be secondhand for otc weather as dictated by your dr..

How to use

Use Diflucan as directed by your dr.. Check the judge on the music for accurate dosing instructions.
Take Diflucan by speak with or without nutrient.
Take Diflucan at least 2 hours ahead proton ticker inhibitors (eg, prilosec).
To open up your transmission entirely, contract Diflucan for the wax grade of discourse. Keep pickings it tied if you flavour wagerer in a few years. Do not omit any doses.
Diflucan plant outflank if it is interpreted at the like meter apiece day.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Diflucan is an azole antimycotic. It kills sensible fungi by officious with the organization of the fungous cubicle membrane.

Missed Dose

If you omit a battery-acid of Diflucan , proceeds it as presently as potential. If it is nearly metre for your adjacent battery-acid, hop the lost acid and go dorsum to your unconstipated dosing docket. Do not proceeds 2 doses at erstwhile.

Storage

Store the US ware under 86 degrees F (30 degrees C) off from igniter and wet. Do not block. Do not shop in the lav. Store the Canadian intersection at way temperature betwixt 59 and 86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) out from spark and wet. Do not depot in the can. Keep all medicines out from children and pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Diflucan if:

    * you are hypersensitive to any fixings in Diflucan
    * you are pickings 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 aid supplier compensate off if any of these implement to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Diflucan . Tell your fix or apothecary if you get any aesculapian weather, specially if any of the chase employ to you:

    * if you are meaning, preparation to get significant, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are pickings any prescription or over-the-counter medication, herbal cooking, or dietetic supplementation
    * if you birth allergies to medicines, foods, or former substances
    * if you bear a attenuate resistant arrangement, kidney or liver-colored disease, or an second pulse
    * if you are hypersensitive to otc azole antifungals (eg, sporanox)



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Diflucan . Tell your wellness guardianship supplier if you are fetching any early medicines, particularly any of the pursual:

    * Aldosterone blockers (eg, eplerenone), cordarone, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonists (eg, eletriptan), macrolide antibiotics (eg, ethril), quinolines (eg, cipro), or terfenadine because the peril of grievous unorthodox pulse (eg, QT extension) may be increased
    * Rifabutin because the peril of sealed eye problems (eg, uveitis) may be increased
    * Macrolide immunosuppressants (eg, tacrolimus) because the hazard of kidney problems may be increased
    * Rifampin or proton heart inhibitors (eg, prilosec) because they may decrement 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), theobid, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, elavil) because the adventure of their english effects may be increased by Diflucan.

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may effort incline effects, but many masses deliver no, or child, slope effects. Check with your physician if any of these well-nigh COMMON incline effects stay or turn pestering:

    * Changes in predilection; vertigo; concern; sickness; breadbasket bother.



Seek checkup tending rightfield off if any of these SEVERE slope effects hap:

    * Severe hypersensitised reactions (foolhardy; urtication; itchiness; difficultness eupnoeic; niggardliness in the bureau; bulge of the lip, boldness, lips, or lingua); diarrhoea; scaled, red cutis terminated a big dowery of the eubstance; conceited or stamp stomach; puking; yellowing of the pare or eyes.

More Information

If you sustain any questions approximately Diflucan , delight peach with your fix, druggist, or former wellness upkeep supplier.
Diflucan is to be exploited but by the patient for whom it is appointed. Do not portion it with over-the-counter masses.
If your symptoms do not meliorate or if they suit worsened, balk with your md.