510 nystatin, oxytocin
nystatin (Dermodex, Mycostatin, Nilstat, Nystat)
Nystatin is an anti-fungus medicine used to treat yeast infections in the mouth (thrush), the vagina, or the skin.
In what forms does this
medicine come?
Inserts: 100,000 U
Lozenges for the mouth:
200,000 U
Cream: 100,000 U per gram
Liquid: 100,000 U per ml
How much and
when to take
For mouth or throat infections:
Three or four times a day,
put 1 ml of liquid in mouth,
swish around both sides
of mouth for 1 minute and
swallow. Do this for 5 days.
For skin infections: Keep area dry and apply cream
3 times a day until rash is gone.
For vaginal infections: Put cream inside the vagina
twice daily for 10-14 days; or put 100,000 U
insert inside the vagina at bedtime for 14 nights.
For vaginal discharge not caused by STIs:
Put 100,000 U insert in the vagina at bedtime
for 7 nights.
Warning
Information you
should know
Other medicines
that may work
If nystatin causes you
irritation, stop using it. Avoid
having sex for 3-4 days so
you do not pass the infection
to your par tner.
Nystatin works only against
candida yeast infections,
while miconazole works
against other fungal infections
as well. Clotrimazole may be
less costly and easier to use.
for yeast infections: miconazole,
ketoconazole, clotrimazole,
vinegar or gentian violet
oxytocin (Oxtimon, Pitocin, Syntocinon, Uteracon)
Oxytocin is used to cause contractions of the womb and its blood vessels to control heavy bleeding after
childbirth or if the placenta takes more than 1 hour to come out.
In what forms
does this
medicine come?
How much and
when to take
Side effects
For injection:
10 Units in 1 ml
Inject 10 Units into
mother in a large
muscle after the baby
is born. Repeat after
10 minutes if needed.
Oxytocin can cause the
womb to contract so
strongly that it will not relax
after and may even tear the
womb. Also, oxytocin can
cause high blood pressure.
Warning
Do not use this drug to
cause an abortion, because
it could kill the woman
before making her abort.
(See Chapter 15, “Abortion.”)
Using oxytocin to speed up
labor or give strength to
the mother in labor can be
dangerous to both mother
and child. Do not give it
before the baby is out.
Other medicines
that may work
for heavy bleeding after childbirth:
ergometrine, misoprostol
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