How does fluconazole work?
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Jeremy
... hing specific to the micro-organism’s metabolism, so that you won’t get affected in the process.This rationale applies to most of the antimicrobials we doctors prescribe, and fluconazole is no exception. Fluconazole is one of the triazoles, a group that also includes itraconazole and several related antifungals. Their fungus-specific target is so ...
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Medical update on my CFS case (Post # 3)
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Carlitos G.
... f Ketoconazol 20mg and Fluconazol 100gr/day until it goes. My doctor in Barcelona agreed with the treatment, although proposed a different doss: 150gr a week during 4 weeks. Fluconazole is very often given in CFS to decrease the yeast in the intestines and elsewhere in the body. Fungi seem to grow more easily in CFS patients, and most patients get ...
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Chemical breakfast...
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Nicolas van Dyk
... over for the Velcade after finishing my first breakfast in anticipation of treatment. Courses: 1. One bowl raisin bran with skim milk 2. One water 3. One 200mg tablet of Fluconazole (not an Italian dessert, but anti-fungal medication) 4. One 500mg horsepill of Levofloxacin (antibiotic) 5. One 400mg tablet of Acyclovir (antiviral medication) ...
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Drugs for HIV
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Well Med
... nivir (agenerase) Antiviral agents Atripla Azt Bactrim ds Biaxin Combivir Delvaridine (rescriptor) Didanosine (ddi) Efavirenz Efravirenz (sustiva) Epivir Epzicom Fluconazole Foscarnet Fuzeon Ganciclovir Indinavir (crixivan) Kaletra Lexiva Lopinavir (kaletra) Nelfinavir (viracept) Nelfinavir Nevirapine (viramune) Nevirapine ...
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Medications
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Teresa K.1 Comment
... nfection. Richard's included antibiotics: Pen VK 500mg twice a day, Levaquin 750 mg once a day, Bactrim DS twice a day, antiviral acyclovir 400 mg twice a day, and antifungal fluconazole 400 mg once a day and ursodiol three times a day to prevent liver disease. He also continued to take his usual meds including metformin 100 mg bid, lisinopril 10 m ...
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Day +7
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Nicolas van Dyk
... my backside just from sitting down on something) but it still seems very low. All the other chemistry numbers are pretty good, although the liver is still irritated from the Fluconazole that I took ten days ago (or from chemo, perhaps). CRP crept up to 11 but that's still quite low, and I have no fever or other indications of anything wrong, so e ...
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Good Dex/Bad Dex: Part 3
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Teresa K.
... ds are at high risk for infection. Often prophylactic antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals if steroid therapy will be long term. Richard takes doxycycline, acyclovir, and fluconazole every day.Fluid Retention and Electrolyte Disturbances: Steroids cause the body to retain sodium which in turn causes fluid retention and high blood pressure. Pota ...
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Transplant B, Day +1: Some things I've learned
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Nicolas van Dyk
... , which is fine so long as the rebound occurs faster as well! My Potassium is still not cooperating, so I have two more infusers to go. Liver numbers still haywire from the Fluconazole, Velcade and whatever other poison is irritating it, but they aren't alarmingly high so we'll press on. CRP still low, which is good because I have fluid in my lu ...
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Day 0 - Transplant #1 finished!
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Nicolas van Dyk
... ant any sickness or anything to put me back in the hospital! The anti-fungal medicine they have put me on is causing my liver numbers to act up so they are taking me off it (Fluconazole) for 3-4 days so they can settle down. They are worried about a potential fungal infection called Thrush (I'm afraid to look it up...sounds nasty) and that's why ...
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