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A 22-year-old female asked:
I'm currently prescribed on gynozole-1 due to a yeast infection. can i use monistat to help relieve the itchy/burning side effects during treatment?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Won't help: There is no point in adding Monistat to Gynazole. Both are "azole" drugs (miconazole and butaconazole, respectively); neither works better than the other, and neither is designed to control itching. However, once on treatment, you could safely add an over-the-counter cortisone cream. Cortisone makes yeast worse if used alone, but safe and usually effective when used with azole treatment.
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Last updated Dec 8, 2015
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