Get Informed: Diflucan
Active Ingredient(s)
Fluconazole
What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of susceptible fungal and yeast infections.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-19 12:35 AM
- Last Data Update:
- No data
Other Names
- Diflucan
- Fluconazole
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- C
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 29 Jan 1990
- Est US Patients*
- 153,500
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Diflucan or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Diflucan (Fluconazole) ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I take macrobid for chronic bladder infections and so my doctor prescribed a once weekly dose of flucozanole to offset any candida issues that may result from the daily use of macrobid.
Funny, that I see here that macrobid and fluozanole should not be used together but I assume the small dose I am on won't cause problems.
I have not had any problems with this medication nor have I had any candida problems!
53 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-02-16 20:55:20
Question/Comment:
is it ok to use complementary medicine witn fluconazole capsule 50 mg, i use garlic, and a probiotic, also a jan de vrie med called yeast balance. i was also going to take caprycilic acid am i taking too many items it is a bad candida i have and think it is systematic as it has been everywhere
67 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-05-03 07:17:43
Question/Comment:
My husband has had a 2 year run with candida after taking so much medication. He found out by shear luck that the toothpaste has caused some of the candida to get worse, so he started using baking soda to brush his teeth. He now feels that he can live with the candida. He
hasn't complained with the burning or filminess on his tongue. He also used the acidopholus pills. Be ware that the candida can spread into the walls and lining of the stomach if not treated. Nystatin mouthwash could be used if you treat the candida when you first notice it.Believe me he has suffered with the Candida after using antibiotics . Now he feels great with his results..Good Luck to All.
66 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-04-04 14:12:12
Question/Comment:
I'm a 47 year old man with a bad back and many herniations. I get horrible leg cramps and fasciulations especially at night. I was told by ny neurologist it was nerve damage due to 2 herniated disc's I had removed and a couple in my neck- no surgery. It's driving me crazy and keeps me up at night sometimes.
I was wonder if any medications I'm on could also be causing this?
48 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-16 00:30:22
Question/Comment:
I use fluconazole for a terrible toenail fungus. My toenails are yellow and severly deformed. this is the only way to get rid of it; topicals don't work. I have hep C (in regression) so I need to be monitored. I don't feel any side effects after 2 weeks of 300mg a week. I am so tired of people commenting on my feet and offering home remedies. I hope it works! It did once, but I didn't follow through. If women have trouble with thrush or yeast infections you can help your body by eating yoghurt with live acidophillus cultures. They are called pro-biotics and help restore nature's balance. Look it up! Have a good day, everyone.
50 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-02-09 14:52:48
iGuard Answer/Reply:
I have been taking 200 mgs. of fluconazole every other day for approximately 15 years (for persistent vulvovaginitis.) I saw an infectious disease specialist about that time who told me he had tried fluconazole (100 mgs. every day for a year???) for nail fungus as an experiment to see if it would work. His reply, "It doesn't work."
Posted: 2009-03-12 00:05:08
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Diflucan