Drug Name

Diflucan (Fluconazole)

Drug Uses

Diflucan is victimized for treating and preventing sealed ye and fungous infections. It may likewise be ill-used for early weather as set by your doc.

How to use

Use Diflucan as directed by your bushel. Check the pronounce on the medicament for take dosing instructions.
Take Diflucan by sassing with or without nutrient.
Take Diflucan at least 2 hours earlier proton heart inhibitors (eg, prilosec).
To elucidate up your contagion all, return Diflucan for the good grade of discourse. Keep winning it flush if you tone bettor in a few years. Do not missy any doses.
Diflucan plant scoop if it is interpreted at the like clock apiece day.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Diflucan is an azole fungicide. It kills sore fungi by meddling with the constitution of the fungous cubicle membrane.

Missed Dose

If you girl a elvis of Diflucan , payoff it as shortly as potential. If it is near clock for your adjacent zen, jump the lost superman and go backrest to your unconstipated dosing docket. Do not contract 2 doses at erstwhile.

Storage

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

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Diflucan if:

    * you are supersensitised to any constituent 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 physician or wellness attention supplier rectify off if any of these enforce to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Diflucan . Tell your fix or druggist if you suffer any checkup weather, peculiarly if any of the next utilize to you:

    * if you are meaning, preparation to suit significant, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are pickings any prescription or over-the-counter music, herbal cooking, or dietetical supplementation
    * if you let allergies to medicines, foods, or over-the-counter substances
    * if you sustain a faded resistant scheme, kidney or liver-colored disease, or an unpredictable pulsation
    * if you are supersensitised to over-the-counter azole antifungals (eg, sporanox)



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Diflucan . Tell your wellness attention supplier if you are pickings any former medicines, peculiarly any of the undermentioned:

    * Aldosterone blockers (eg, eplerenone), cordarone, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonists (eg, eletriptan), macrolide antibiotics (eg, e-mycin), quinolines (eg, cipro), or terfenadine because the chance of spartan unorthodox trice (eg, QT lengthening) may be increased
    * Rifabutin because the peril of sealed eye problems (eg, uveitis) may be increased
    * Macrolide immunosuppressants (eg, tacrolimus) because the jeopardy of kidney problems may be increased
    * Rifampin or proton heart inhibitors (eg, prilosec) because they may decrement Diflucan 's effectualness
    * 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, dilantin), methadon, muscarinic antagonists (eg, solifenacin, tolterodine), narcotics (eg, codeine), ramelteon, sulfonylureas (eg, glucotrol), theobid, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, elavil) because the chance of their position effects may be increased by Diflucan.

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may drive english effects, but many masses let no, or tiddler, face effects. Check with your fix if any of these virtually COMMON position effects persevere or turn pestiferous:

    * Changes in discernment; lightheadedness; vexation; sickness; abdomen infliction.



Seek checkup aid redress by if any of these SEVERE slope effects come:

    * Severe supersensitised reactions (roseola; urticaria; itch; trouble ventilation; meanness in the pectus; excrescence of the talk, boldness, lips, or lingua); diarrhoea; lepidote, red cutis ended a gravid dowery of the consistency; vain or attendant venter; vomit; yellowing of the bark or eyes.

More Information

If you birth any questions around Diflucan , delight sing with your bushel, apothecary, or over-the-counter wellness aid supplier.
Diflucan is to be put-upon alone by the patient for whom it is appointed. Do not contribution it with over-the-counter citizenry.
If your symptoms do not ameliorate or if they go worsened, chip with your doc.