Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A broad-spectrum antifungal agent administered either orally or by injection and used especially to treat fungal infections caused by Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans.

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  • noun An antifungal drug used especially against Candida

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[flu(oro)– + (mi)conazole.]

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Examples

  • Some of the medication used for secondary infections in HIV positive patie nts such as fluconazole, are much cheaper in other countries yet in South Africa their exorbitant cost is responsible for deaths especially amongst poor people who are unable to purchase these drugs.

    Article by Dr Zweli Mkhize on the HIV/AIDS debate 2000

  • The TAC has since asked the Medicines Control Council (MCC) for special permission to allow doctors to use the batch - a generic equivalent of fluconazole which is used to treat Aids patients with thrush and is patented in South Africa by drug company Pfizer.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • MGCD290 is an oral, small molecule, Hos2 fungal inhibitor for use in combination with azoles, such as fluconazole, for fungal infections.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • MGCD290 is an oral, small molecule, Hos2 fungal inhibitor for use in combination with azoles, such as fluconazole, for fungal infections.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • MGCD290 is an oral, small molecule, Hos2 fungal inhibitor for use in combination with azoles, such as fluconazole, for fungal infections.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • MGCD290 is an oral, small molecule, Hos2 fungal inhibitor for use in combination with azoles, such as fluconazole, for fungal infections.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • (Elavil), maprotiline (Ludiomil), and nefazodone (Serzone); antifungal medications such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), and ketoconazole (Nizoral); phenothiazines such as prochlorperazine (Compazine, others) and promethazine (Phenergan, others); antihistamines such as astemizole (Hismanal); blood pressure medications such as bepridil

    Wii-volution 2010

  • Be sure to mention any of the following: amiodarone (Cordarone); antifungals such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), and ketoconazole (Nizoral); clarithromycin (Biaxin); cyclosporine

    Blogpulse Top Links 2010

  • (Ludiomil), and nefazodone (Serzone); antifungal medications such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), and ketoconazole (Nizoral); phenothiazines such as prochlorperazine

    Wii-volution 2009

  • You may also need an anti-fungal such as nystatin or fluconazole for two to four weeks.

    5 Simple Steps to Cure IBS (VIDEO) 2010

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