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Candida - female genital - Management
Maintenance therapy (2-month supply)

Age from 12 years onwards
Fluconazole 150mg x2 doses
Fluconazole 150mg capsules
Take one capsule on the same day once a week
Supply 8 capsule.
Age: from 12 years onwards
NHS cost: £3.76
Licensed use: off-label duration
Age from 16 years onwards
Clotrimazole 500mg pessary x1
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries
Insert one pessary into the vagina at night once a WEEK.
Supply 8 pessary.
Age: from 16 years onwards
NHS cost: £35.84
Licensed use: yes
Patient information: This product may damage latex condoms and diaphragms. If condoms or the diaphragm are your main method of contraception, please ask your pharmacist or doctor for further advice.
Itraconazole 400mg once a month
Itraconazole 100mg capsules
Take two capsules twice in one day once a MONTH.
Supply 8 capsules.
Age: from 16 years onwards
NHS cost: £7.80
Licensed use: no - off-label dose

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