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D A Stevens1, M Diaz, R Negroni
1Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Stanford University Medical School, San Jose, Calif 95128-2699, USA. vierrman@wpgate.hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Abstract:
The possible adverse effects of chronic, high-dose fluconazole therapy are detailed from analysis of a multicenter, dose-escalating study of the therapy of invasive mycoses. Ninety-three adult patients were studied, 48 of these received > or = 6 months therapy and 20 received > or = 1 year. Fifty-eight patients received > or = 300 mg/day, and 7 received > or = 600 mg/day. One patient received 1,997 g over 86 months. Twenty-seven percent experienced possible symptomatic side effects, which resulted in 2 patients discontinuing therapy, and 42% had asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities, none of which were progressive. Headache, hair loss and anorexia were the most common symptoms experienced (each by 3% of patients), and eosinophilia and aspartate aminotransferase increases were the most common laboratory findings (12 and 10%, respectively). Fluconazole appears well tolerated and safe in these doses and durations.
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