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A member asked:

I'm on a 5 day course of amoxicillin & i suspect that i have a yeast infection. should i wait till i finish the antiboitics to take diflucan (fluconazole)?

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Not necessarily: You can take it now, but may need to repeat the dose in a week.

Dr Kass and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/27/2015

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2 sm. Red bumps (bb size) on fourchette area. Recently rx'd for yeast infection w/ 2.5% hydrocortisone and diflucan (fluconazole) during antibiotic use. Not sore and itch is gone. Okay or concern? No std/age 63

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Day 5 of omnicef for sinus infection, feeling signs of a yeast infection, dr gave me diflucan (fluconazole) with 1 refill, take 1 now or wait until finish omnicef?

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I am taking antibiotics for 10 days and I took a diflucan the first day with my antibiotics. Do i take my second pill at the end to prevent a yeast infection or in 7 days?

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I had a uti so I was put on Cephalexin 500mg TID, in which caused me to get a yeast infection. The day before I finished the antibiotic I took 150mg of fluconazole. And then today I used the monistat 1 vaginal suppository. Is that okay?

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A member asked:

I had a yeast infection due 2 antibiotics & it mostly cleared on its own. Im on antibiotics again 2 weeks later & was prescribed diflucan 1 daily as needed. 150mg. Does that mean take 1 daily for 3 days?

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