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Last wednesday i went to the doctor and she confirmed that i had a vaginal yeast infection. she prescribed me fluconazole and assigned refills on it. my vaginal itchiness has not gone away. am i allowed to take a second pill to help my symptoms?

Q: last wednesday i went to the doctor and she confirmed that i had a vaginal yeast infection. she prescribed me fluconazole and assigned refills on it. my vaginal itchiness has not gone away. am i allowed to take a second pill to help my symptoms?

: You can get an over the counter vaginal suppository anti-fungal medicine as well as anti fungal cream. This may help a lot. You can ask your pharmacist to recommend this treatment. If that doesn’t help along with the fluconazole, then call your doctor for further eval/treatment. Good luck!

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Dr. Sue Ferranti answered

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You can get an over the counter vaginal suppository anti-fungal medicine as well as anti fungal cream. This may help a lot. You can ask your pharmacist to recommend this treatment. If that doesn’t help along with the fluconazole, then call your doctor for further eval/treatment. Good luck!

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Answered 2/9/2023

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A member asked:

Last wednesday i went to the doctor and she confirmed that i had a vaginal yeast infection. she prescribed me fluconazole and assigned refills on it. my vaginal itchiness has not gone away. am i allowed to take a second pill to help my symptoms?

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