Fluconazole (Generic Diflucan)

• Do not take fluconazole, if you are taking cisapride (Propulsid). Combining diflucan with cisapride (Propulsid), fluconazole can cause serious, even fatal, heart problems.
• Before taking fluconazole, tell your doctor if you have other medical conditions, especially kidney disease, or if you take other medications. You cannot take fluconazole, or you may require dosage adjustment or special monitoring during your treatment.
• Fluconazole in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether it would damage the unborn child. Do not take fluconazole without first conversation with your doctor if you are pregnant or may become pregnant during treatment.
• Fluconazole passes into breast milk and may be harmful to the nursing child. For this reason, fluconazole should not be taken by nursing mothers. Do not take this medication without first conversation with your doctor if you are breast-feeding infant.

• Take fluconazole exactly in accordance with the instructions of the physician. If you do not understand these instructions, ask the pharmacist, a nurse or doctor to explain them to you.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water.
• Single dose of this medication is often used to treat vaginal yeast infection.
• In several doses of medication, a double dose of fluconazole is often taken on the first day of therapy to quickly obtain an adequate supply of medicine into the body. Follow your doctor's directions.
• It is important to take fluconazole regularly receive the most good.
• Keep tablets at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

• Take missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the dose you missed and take only the next regular dose, as indicated.
• Do not take a double dose of this medication, unless otherwise under the guidance of a doctor.

• Strive to see a doctor if there is suspicion overdose.
• fluconazole overdose symptoms include confusion, hallucinations, paranoia, decreased movement, decreased respiration, tearing eyes, drooling, urinary urine, seizures, and death.

• Avoid alcohol or use it in moderation while taking fluconazole. Alcohol and fluconazole may affect how the liver.
• Be careful when driving or performing other hazardous activities. Fluconazole may cause dizziness. If you experience dizziness, avoid these activities.

• In the event of any of the following serious side effects, stop taking fluconazole and aspire to a doctor or talk to your doctor immediately:
  Allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closes the throat, swelling of the lips, tongue, or face, or hives); on the liver (pale stools, yellowing of the skin or eyes, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, or dark urine),or rash.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. If you experience any of the following side effects, continue taking fluconazole and talk to your doctor:
• Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea; headache; dizziness; fatigue, itching.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.

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