Thrush

Fluconazole

150mg Capsule

  • Effective in one dose
  • Clinically proven
  • Relieves symptoms fast
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Fluconazole Medical Information

Fluconazole is one of a group of medicines called “antifungals”.

The active substance is fluconazole.

Fluconazole is used to treat infections caused by fungi and may also be used to stop you from getting a candidal infection.

The most common cause of fungal infections is a yeast called Candida.

To treat genital thrus fluconazole take one 150 mg as a single dose.

 

• Allergic to fluconazole, to other medicines you have taken to treat fungal infections or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine. The symptoms may include itching, reddening of the skin or difficulty in breathing

• Taking terfenadine or astemizole (antihistamine medicines for allergies)

• Taking cisapride (used for stomach upsets)

• Taking pimozide (used for treating mental illness)

• Taking quinidine (used for treating heart arrhythmia)

• Taking erythromycin (an antibiotic for treating infections)

Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people) are :

• headache

• stomach discomfort, diarrhoea, feeling sick, vomiting

• increases in blood tests of liver function

• rash

Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people) are:

• reduction in red blood cells which can make skin pale and cause weakness or breathlessness

• decreased appetite

• inability to sleep, feeling drowsy

• fit, dizziness, sensation of spinning, tingling, pricking or numbness, changes in sense of taste

• constipation, difficult digestion, wind, dry mouth

• muscle pain

• liver damage and yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)

• wheals, blistering (hives), itching, increased sweating

• tiredness, general feeling of being unwell, fever

Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people) are:

• lower than normal white blood cells that help defend against infections and blood cells that help to stop bleeding

• red or purple discoloration of the skin which may be caused by low platelet count, other blood cell changes

• blood chemistry changes (high blood levels of cholesterol, fats)

• low blood potassium

• shaking

• abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG), change in heart rate or rhythm

• liver failure

• allergic reactions (sometimes severe), including widespread blistering rash and skin peeling, severe skin reactions, swelling of the lips or face

• hair loss

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