Abstract
Question: I have a patient with persistent breast and nipple thrush. Other therapies have failed, so I have decided to treat her with a loading dose of 400 mg of oral fluconazole followed by 100 mg twice daily for at least 2 weeks. Is there any need for her to interrupt breastfeeding during this treatment? Answer: Available data regarding fluconazole use during breastfeeding are reassuring. Fluconazole is also used in the treatment of fungal diseases in infants and has a good safety profile. Therefore, there is no need to interrupt breastfeeding when a mother is treated with fluconazole.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 875-876 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Canadian Family Physician |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - 1 Oct 2015 |