Guest guest Posted March 18, 2000 Report Share Posted March 18, 2000 My son's Dr. who is treating him said that he would not reccomend diflucan because of the potential to cause Liver damage (Maybe it was kidney but I am alomost positive it was liver). Anyway I was wondering if any of you have your kids on diflucan if they have regular blood work done to see if their liver function is okay, or if they are on L-Carnitine to improve liver function. Thanks for any input! Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2000 Report Share Posted March 18, 2000 Yes, we do regular blood work to include liver panels. Some antifungals such as Nystatin and Amphotericin B are not absorded into the blood stream so they are very safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 Jan My three children have taken diflucan for over a year and there has been no liver damage (we did blood tests to check liver enzymes every 1-2 months); the percentage taking diflucan who actually get liver damage is very small. As long as you are doing the liver enzyme tests there you can feel safe giving this drug. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 Periodic liver function tests are necessary for anyone on Diflucan on a long term basis. That is true for many drugs. I can think of a lot of other drugs that I would worry about a lot more than Diflucan. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 > Subject: Re: Diflucan > > My son's Dr. who is treating him said that he would not reccomend diflucan > because of the potential to cause Liver damage (Maybe it was kidney but I am > alomost positive it was liver). Anyway I was wondering if any of you have > your kids on diflucan if they have regular blood work done to see if their > liver function is okay My son has been on Diflucan since last December. We are patients of Dr. goldberg and yes, he has almost monthly (slightly longer than that) blood tests to help monitor against things like liver damage, etc. It is my understanding that liver damage is relatively rare but most drugs haven't been studied on children and Dr. Goldberg is a stickler for the blood tests. If you fail to get a blood test at the suggested times, then his office will not renew prescriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO RESPONEDED TO MY INQUIREY ABOUT DIFLUCAN. WE MAY TRY IT SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. LOOKS LIKE THE SPHINGOLIN WILL COME FIRST THOUGH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2000 Report Share Posted October 13, 2000 How much diflucan might Dr. G typically put a young child on (3-5 age range), and for what length of time? Bradtke __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2000 Report Share Posted October 13, 2000 My son was on 100mg. and he is 5 years old. He weighs 48lbs. Diane > [Original Message] > From: Bradtke <bradtke_katherine@...> > <egroups> > Date: 10/12/2000 11:23:37 PM > Subject: re: diflucan > > How much diflucan might Dr. G typically put a young > child on (3-5 age range), and for what length of time? > > Bradtke > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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