AMPHOTERICIN B vs FLUCONAZOLE

Just want to know if anyone has had this experience before. It was an unfortunate case of a young man having seen countless specialists and had countless imaging tests, and I’m sure out of desperation sent in a sample of his blood to this American site who charged him some $380 for this. The report

Hi everyone. I’m posting this anonymized case on behalf of a patient I’m closely involved with, looking for input from other clinicians (especially pulmonologists, rheumatologists, ID, or ILD-experienced colleagues). We’re hitting a wall and would appreciate outside perspective. ⸻ Patient: 37F, prev

Hello. I am a 20 year old male from Europe, diagnosed with invasive pulmonary zygomycosis by the species Absidia Corymbifera - diagnosis was made 1 month ago with BAL and I have been feeling ill for almost two years. Scientific papers available online say that it causes deep tissue necrosis wherever

50M, 180 cm, 58 kg, No pre-existing medical issues, He's currently infected with mucormycosis as a post-COVID-19 complication. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 19th April and underwent its treatment. His sugar spiked to 400 which was undetected during discharge on 30th April. On 8th May First sympt

32, Female, non-smoker A little backstory: I've had this issue for a decade now. I noticed yellowing on the edges of my big toenails when I was about 20-21. Embarrassed, I never went to the doctor about it. I tried home remedies over the years all while keeping it a secret from family and friends.

* Age 40 * Sex F * Height 5' 1" * Weight 220 ( I have lost 18lbs in 2mo) * Race C Rest of the information requested in in my post. **PART 1** May 8,2019 (stick with me…..) Hello everyone! I am looking for your support! I began my hysto journey on Jan 31st of this year. I began having “sharp”

Hello, I am 28M who was on antibiotics treatment for H. Pylori for two weeks. I've been off the meds for 10 days, however I developed white tongue. Went to the doctor and he prescribed me Amphotericin B (Ampho Moronal 10mg) in tablets form to take orally 3x a day for a week. I read a little bit abou

24 F 165 cm height 60 kg weight (last time measured months ago, hasn't eaten much calories over a few months) caucasian Bulgaria got it 5 years ago Test came positive for Candida Krusei person in question is not me. She has been able to only sleep for 2-3 hours a day for several months, feels

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Hi can someone give some recommendation about this interaction. I am talking about fluconazole the single 150 mg dose with the statins that metabolized by CYP450 ( SImvastatin and Atorvastatin) is this a major interaction? and what would you tell your patient to do if they are taking them together?

Thought it might be interesting to see what common mistakes my fellow pharmacists have encountered. Maybe we can learn from eachother and help eachother catch little problems that might otherwise slip through the cracks? Two examples that readily come to my mind are Macrobid-Macrodantin conf

Patient in amiodarone 400mg daily for rate control with positive blood culture for candida susceptible to fluconazole. ID recommended fluconazole. Colleague recommended dose decrease amiodarone to 200mg due to the drug interaction (increased amiodarone exposure) with ekg monitoring for qtc prolongat

I am a fairly new pharmacist (graduated 2022) so I don't know proper etiquette or whatever it may be for reporting nurse practitioners, physician assistances, or facilities.. Background: I have been working at a community pharmacy located in Virginia for a little over a year now. My pharmacy team an