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Diflucan for 12 weeks???
I have a yeast infection (though it is hardly bothersome at all.. was found during my annual) and my dr (who is new and i do not normally see) prescribed me diflucan for 12 weeks, one pill, once a week. I have never heard of this or treated a yeast infection with diflucan like this before and am starting to think this doctor I saw was a quack/slave to drug company kind of doctor. Has anyone ever been prescribed diflucan this way? The infection certainly isn't bad (no itching, slight burning, a little bit of discharge) It all seems a bit excessive since I've normally been cured from a yeast infection by one pill. Thanks for any comments :-)
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In summary, although the data are very limited, the use of fluconazole during the 1st trimester appears to be teratogenic with continuous daily doses of 400 mg/day or more. The malformations may resemble those observed in the Antley-Bixler syndrome. The published experience with the use of smaller doses, such as those prescribed for vaginal fungal infections, suggests that the risk for adverse outcomes is low, if it exists at all. A 1998 review concurred with this assessment (15). In those instances in which continuous, high-dose fluconazole is the only therapeutic choice during the 1st trimester, the patient should be informed of the potential risk to her fetus
http://drugsafetysite.com/fluconazole/
In summary, although the data are very limited, the use of fluconazole during the 1st trimester appears to be teratogenic with continuous daily doses of 400 mg/day or more. The malformations may resemble those observed in the Antley-Bixler syndrome. The published experience with the use of smaller doses, such as those prescribed for vaginal fungal infections, suggests that the risk for adverse outcomes is low, if it exists at all. A 1998 review concurred with this assessment (15). In those instances in which continuous, high-dose fluconazole is the only therapeutic choice during the 1st trimester, the patient should be informed of the potential risk to her fetus
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