502 fluconazole, gentamicin
fluconazole (Diflucan)
Fluconazole is a strong anti-fungus medicine that is used to treat thrush and other yeast and fungal infections.
Use only if you have HIV and other remedies do not work.
In what forms
does this
medicine come?
Capsule: 50 mg
Liquid: 50 mg per 5 ml
Solution for IV injection:
2 mg/ 5 ml in vial
Who should not take
this medicine?
Do not use during pregnancy
or if breastfeeding. Also, anyone
who has hepatitis, liver disease,
or kidney problems should not
take this drug.
How much and For yeast infections in the mouth or
when to take
throat (thrush): Take 400 mg by
mouth once only.Then take 200
mg a day for 14 days. If not better
in 3 to 5 days, increase amount to
400 mg a day.
For yeast infections of the skin: Take 100 mg to
200 mg by mouth once a day for 7 to 14 days.
Side
effects
Other
medicines
that may
work
May cause nausea, vomiting.
ketoconazole, nystatin
gentamicin (Bactiderm, Garamycin, Servigenta)
CAUTION
Gentamicin is a very strong antibiotic of the aminoglycoside family that is used to treat gonorrhea, kidney and
other serious infections, and for pelvic inflammatory disease in combination with other drugs.You should use this
drug only when the woman is vomiting and cannot keep other medicines down or no other antibiotic is available.
In what forms
does this
medicine come?
In vials for injection:
10 or 40 mg per ml
How much and
when to take
For kidney infection, womb infection,
infection after an abortion, or
infection during labor: Give this
medicine according to a woman’s
body weight: inject into muscle
1.5 mg for every kg of weight,
every 8 hours, for 5 to 10 days; or you can use the
following average dose: Inject 80 to 100 mg into
muscle, the first time only, then 60 mg, every 8 hours
for 5 to 10 days (also use other drugs, see pages 97
and 257).
For fever during childbirth: Give 80 mg in the muscle
or vein, every 8 hours. Also give ampicillin.
Who should not take
this medicine?
Pregnant women or people
with kidney problems should
use this drug very carefully. Do
not use this drug if you are allergic to other
antibiotics of the aminoglycoside family.
Side
effects
This drug can damage the
kidneys or cause deafness.
Warning
Information you
should know
Use a different medicine
if hearing problems or
ringing in the ears start.
Give with plenty of fluids.
Because of the serious side
effects and the difficulty of
calculating the dosage, this
drug should only be used
when safer antibiotics are
not available.
Signs of
taking too
much
Ringing in the ears or
worsening of hearing.
Kidney problems.
Other
medicines
that may
work
for womb or pelvic infection: amoxicillin,
ampicillin, azithromycin, cefixime,
ceftriaxone, doxycycline, erythromycin,
metronidazole, spectinomycin
for infection after abortion: ampicillin,
cefixime, ceftriaxone, clindamycin,
doxycycline, metronidazole
for kidney infection: cefixime, ceftriaxone,
ciprofloxacin, cotrimoxazole
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