| Packaging Size |
1 x 4 Tablets
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| Brand |
Fluconaz
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| Manufacturer |
Healing Pharma India Pvt Ltd
|
| Form |
Tablet
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| Strength |
400 mg
|
| Medicine Type |
Allopathic
|
Uses:
- Fluconaz 200mg Tablet is used in the treatment of fungal infections.
How To Use:
- Take this medication in the dose and duration as exhorted by your specialist. Gulp down it as an whole. Try not to bite, pound or break it. Fluconaz 200 mg Tablet might be taken with or without sustenance, however it is smarter to require it at a fixed time.
How Its Works:
- Fluconaz 200 mg (Fluconazole) Tablet is an antifungal prescription. It kills growths by destroying the fungal cell membrane. This treats your disease.
Side Effects:
- Headache
- Rash
- Vomiting
- Liver dysfunction
- Stomach pain
- Diarrhea
Cautions
Talk with the doctor. A severe and sometimes deadly reaction has happened. Most of the time, this reaction has signs like fever, rash, or swollen glands with problems in body organs like the liver, kidney, blood, heart, muscles and joints, or lungs.If you have questions, talk with the doctor. If you are 65 or older, use this drug with care. You could have more side effects. If you are able to get pregnant, talk with your doctor. You may need to use birth control to prevent pregnancy while taking this drug and for some time after your last dose. This drug may cause harm to the unborn baby if you take it while you are pregnant. If you are pregnant or you get pregnant while taking this drug, call your doctor right away. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.
What is fluconazole?
Fluconazole is a prescription azole antifungal medication that may be used to treat serious fungal or yeast infections including those that affect the vagina, mouth or throat, lungs, bladder, or blood. It is available as an oral tablet, suspension, or injectable form.
- Examples of conditions treated by fluconazole include vaginal candidiasis, oropharyngeal candidiasis, esophageal candidiasis, and cryptococcal meningitis.
Fluconazole may also be used to prevent fungal infections in people with a weak immune system caused by cancer or cancer treatment including radiation therapy, bone marrow transplant, conditions such as AIDS, or children on life support (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO]).
Fluconazole works by targeting a key enzyme (lanosterol 14-alpha-demethylase) responsible for building a crucial cell wall component (ergosterol) in fungi. By blocking this enzyme, Fluconazole prevents the fungus from forming a normal cell wall, leading to the buildup of abnormal sterols. These abnormal sterols weaken the fungal cell wall, hindering its growth. Fluconazole’s mechanism of action means it has a much greater effect on this enzyme in fungi compared to the same enzyme in human cells. This selectivity helps minimize side effects.
Fluconazole was first FDA approved on January 29, 1990. Brand names for fluconazole include Diflucan and generic fluconazole is available.
What is fluconazole used for?
Fluconazole may be used to treat:
- Vaginal candidiasis (vaginal yeast infections due to Candida)
- Oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis
- Candida urinary tract infections and peritonitis
- Systemic Candida infections including candidemia, disseminated candidiasis, and pneumonia
- Cryptococcal meningitis.
Fluconazole may be used to prevent:
- Candidiasis in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation who receive cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy
- Fungal infections in people with a weak immune system caused by cancer or cancer treatment including radiation therapy, conditions such as AIDS, or children on life support (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO]).
It is recommended swabs or specimens for fungal culture and other laboratory tests be conducted before starting treatment with fluconazole; however, therapy may be started before the results of the cultures and other laboratory studies are known so long as anti-infective therapy is adjusted accordingly.
Fluconazole side effects
The most common side effects of fluconazole are:
- headache
- diarrhea
- nausea or upset stomach
- dizziness
- stomach pain
- changes in the way food tastes.
Serious side effects and warnings
Fluconazole can cause serious side effects including the following.
Allergic reactions to fluconazole. These are rare, but they can be serious and may include anaphylaxis. If you cannot reach your doctor, go to the nearest hospital emergency room. Signs of an allergic reaction can include shortness of breath; coughing; wheezing; fever; chills; throbbing of the heart or ears; swelling of the eyelids, face, mouth, neck, or any other part of the body; or skin rash, hives, blisters or skin peeling.
Liver injury. Fluconazole has been associated with rare cases of serious liver toxicity, including death primarily in patients with serious underlying medical conditions including pre-existing liver disease. In some cases, there was no obvious relationship to the total daily dose, duration of therapy, sex, or patient age. Fluconazole liver toxicity has usually, but not always, been reversible once treatment has stopped. Tell your healthcare provider if you experience signs of liver problems which may include loss of appetite, stomach pain (upper right side), tiredness, itching, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Skin conditions, including exfoliative skin disorders that have resulted in death in patients with serious underlying diseases, have been reported. Patients with deep-seated fungal infections who develop rashes during treatment with fluconazole should be monitored closely by a healthcare provider. Tell your doctor right away if you get a skin rash or lesions while taking fluconazole.
Cases of reversible adrenal insufficiency have been reported with fluconazole. Tell your doctor if you experience chronic, or long-lasting fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, weight loss, or abdominal pain.
Fluconazole may harm an unborn baby.
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