Getting A Prescription For Diflucan

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Fluconazole (Diflucan)

What Is Fluconazole? Fluconazole is an antifungal drug. In the US, its brand name is Diflucan®. It is sold under many different names in other parts of the world. Antifungals fight infections caused by different kinds of fungus. Fluconazole fights opportunistic infections in people with HIV. Pfizer manufactures it. Baxter manufactures the generic version approved in 2000. Why Do People With HIV Take It? Fluconazole is used when fungal...

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Diflucan and Thrush still there

Hello Doci was told by my doctor that i have thrush, one look and he told me that. my girl friend had similar symptoms and she was given some medications and she was fine. I had one dose of Diflucan and my thrush is still there. I am kind of getting...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

A diagnosis of thrush can usually be made by an experienced clinician by just looking in the mouth; a definitive diagnosis can be made by doing a throat culture. There are 2 possibilities here: the diagnosis was wrong, or a single dose (you... Read more »

Yeast and Resistance to Diflucan?

I have been suffering from what I think is a vaginal yeast infection now for close to three months. Quite a few years ago I had some yeast infections and they never really responded to the OTC meds really well. However, I never used any...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

You won't get resistant yeast from 10 days of fluconazole (Diflucan), which is anyway way more than is needed to cure a typical yeast infection. There are yeasts that are not treatable with fluconazole, but it would be highly unusual for a... Read more »

Regimen adherence and Diflucan use

Dear Dr.: I'm taking Combivir and Sustiva. My morning dose of Combivir is 10:30'ish and my nighttime version of Combivir and Sustiva is also 10:30'ish. Occasionally, when the morning dose is due, I'm in a meeting at work,...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

The 1/2 to 1 hour time difference in taking your AM antiretrovirals should not be a problem. Regarding the lesions on your tongue, it may be oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL), not thrush. That may explain the failure to respond to Diflucan. If you have... Read more »

No more prescription meds for him to use

We are having so much trouble getting some help with alternative meds, vitamins, and herbs! Which ones, how much? These have to take the place of prescription meds, since he has become resistant to all. We are stalling for time till new ones are...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

I am not surprised about difficulty in getting inforamtion and recommendations on these treatments. In other situations it has been easier to say, "While there is no current viable research to support use of X, it is not likely to cause a... Read more »

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