Medication for Treating Yeast Infections
Standard medicines for yeast infections are all part of the class of antifungal drugs called azoles. They include:
- miconazole (Monistat)
- clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin)
- tioconazole (Vagistat)
- butoconazole (Gynazole)
- terconazole (Terazol)
Fluconazole (Diflucan) is a prescription pill for yeast infections. Most women only require a single dose of the medication to clear their yeast infection, but fluconazole is not recommended for pregnant women due to a potential risk of harming the developing baby.
Other prescription medications include oteseconazole (Vivjoa) and ibrexafungerp (Brexafemme), both of which are taken by mouth. Oteseconazole is meant for women who are not able to become pregnant and have recurrent infections, while ibrexafungerp may be prescribed when vaginal yeast infections have not responded to other medications.
Your doctor may prescribe additional prescription drugs to help treat your symptoms, such as steroids to relieve inflammation of the opening of the vagina.
Treatments last one, three, or seven days, all of which are equally effective. Unless you have an allergic reaction to the medication, side effects are generally mild.
You should not use tampons while using suppositories and creams.
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