Magee, MS
A 28-year-old male asked:
How long will diflucan (fluconazole) stay in my body affecting valium dosing? i'm extremely tired while taking both together.
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Fluconazole/diazepam: Fluconazole considerably increases exposure to diazepam. Recurrent administration of diazepam increases the risk of clinically significant interactions during fluconazole treatment, because the elimination of diazepam is impaired significantly. The plasma half-life of fluconazole is approximately 30 hours, and reducing the plasma levels will take 5-6 half-lives. This means 180 hrs or about 7+ days
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Dr. Anthony Fritzanswered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
3 days: The half life of diflucan (fluconazole) is 30 hours so after a couple of half lives the affect on other medicine should be fading.
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Dr. Martin Raff commented
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
It takes about 5-6 half-lives to remove a drug from the circulation.
Dec 9, 2014
Last updated Jul 27, 2021
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