Diflucan 150mg

The tablet of Diflucan 150 mg (flucanazole) is an anti fungal medicine which is used for treating infections caused by fungus. The infections mainly happen in the mouth, throat, esophagus, lungs, bladder, genital area and the blood. The medicine of Diflucan 150 mg can also come handy in preventing fungal infection in the people who does not have a strong immune system and gets weakened by cancer treatment, bone marrow transplant and dreadful disease like AIDS. It is also an effective medicine for treating vaginal thrush (a yeast infection of vagina) whose main symptoms are vaginal itching and soreness, also white, odourless, discharge from the vagina.

Dosage of Diflucan 150 mg

The dosage of the Diflucan 150 mg tablet will depend on the direction given by the doctor. You have to follow the direction of the doctor strictly while using it. Generally for treatment of vaginal infections, only pill is required. For the treatment of other fungal infections you may take double dose. You can take the tablet of Diflucan 150 mg with or without water. For the men, they should check out whether their sexual partner has the problem of thrush or not and should get it treated to prevent yourself from being infected.

Who should not use of Diflucan 150 mg

There are precautions that you need to take while using the medicine of Diflucan 150 mg. There is a particular set of instruction on who should not take the medication of Diflucan 150 mg.

• People who allergic to the active ingredient of fluconazole or any other azole drug that is used in Diflucan 150 mg.
• Pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers should not take the medication without discussing with the doctor.
• People who have any kind of liver disease, heart ailment must stay away from the doctor.
• This medication is not suitable for the children who are below the age of 16 years unless it is suggested by the doctor.
• People who have rare hereditary blood disorder of porphyrias should not take the medication.

Side effects of Diflucan 150 mg

There are some common side effects and some serious side issues of Diflucan 150 mg. The common ones does goes away by itself but the serious ones might need some medical attention. The common side effect of the medication includes:

• Diarrhea
• Headache
• Rash
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting

Serious side effects of Diflucan 150 mg

• Feeling tired, weak or normally unwell
• Itching
• Blistering skin reaction
• Decreased appetite
• Dizziness or sensation of spinning
• Seizure
• Excess gas in the stomach and intestines
• Indigestion
• Taste disturbance
• Jaundice

Drug interaction of Diflucan 150 mg

There are couple of medications that can interact with Diflucan 150 mg. You should not take the following medicine with Diflucan 150 mg pill.

• Pimozide
• Quinidine
• Terfenadine
• Astemizole
• Cisapride
• Ergot medicines