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Candida - female genital - Management
Induction therapy
Age from 12 years onwards
Fluconazole 150mg x3 doses
Fluconazole 150mg capsules
Take one capsule every 3 days for 9 days
Supply 3 capsules.
Itraconazole 200mg x7 days
Itraconazole 100mg capsules
Take two capsules once a day for 7 days.
Supply 14 capsules.
Age from 16 years onwards
Clotrimazole 200mg pessaries x6 nights
Clotrimazole 200mg pessaries
Insert one pessary into the vagina each night for 6 nights.
Supply 6 pessaries.
Clotrimazole 200mg pessaries x12 nights
Clotrimazole 200mg pessaries
Insert one pessary into the vagina each night for 12 nights.
Supply 12 pessaries.
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