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Recommended dose and duration of treatment with fluconazole for ringworm ? (has not responded to creams) 150 mg 1x week for 4 weeks usual dosing?
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Wrong drug: Fluconazole is not used to treat ringworm. When oral therapy is used, the drugs are Griseofulvin or terbinafine.
Answered 11/28/2017
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