Fluconazole for children

The drug fluconazole belongs to the group of antifungal drugs. The preparation is issued in the form of capsules of different volume - 50 mg and 150 mg. Fluconazole is prescribed for children and adults in the treatment of fungal diseases of various kinds - thrush of the esophagus and oral cavity, fungal infections of the genitourinary sphere. You can take the drug both intravenously and with food.

Indications for fluconazole for children

The duration of fluconazal therapy for children depends on its effectiveness. The maximum amount of fluconazole for children per day is 400 mg. Take fluconazole is necessary once a day.

In the treatment of candidiasis (thrush), the recommended dose of fluconazole for children is 6 mg per kilogram of body weight on the first day of treatment, and 3 mg per kilogram of body weight in subsequent. The course of treatment in this case is at least 14 days.

In the treatment of cryococcal meningitis, the recommended dose of fluconazole for children on the first and subsequent days is doubled, and the treatment lasts 10-12 weeks until clinical tests show the absence of pathogens in the cerebrospinal fluid.

It is possible to use fluconazole in children up to a year. In children of the first days of life, excretion of the drug from the body is slow, so in the first two weeks of life, babies receive a dose calculated in the same proportion (mg / kg body weight) as older children, but more than once a day, and with an interval of 72 hours. Breast children aged 3-4 weeks receive fluconazole after 48 hours.

In order for the treatment with fluconazole to be most effective it is very important not to interrupt it after the first improvement, but to finish it - until then, when laboratory tests show the absence of a fungus-pathogen in the body.

Contraindications to the administration of fluconazole

Contraindication to the use of fluconazole is an increased sensitivity to its active substance. Do not take fluconazole together with terfenadine, astemizole and other drugs that extend the QT interval.

Very carefully prescribe the administration of fluconazole to children with chronic diseases of the liver, kidneys and cardiovascular system. Like any other drug, flukanazole can cause side effects, so before using it you need to get a doctor's advice.