How effective is Diflucan for Thrush? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

Overall ratings: 3.3/5
Long term ratings: 4.5/5

This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Diflucan (fluconazole) is for Thrush and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 27 Diflucan users and is updated continuously.

What is Diflucan?

Diflucan has active ingredients of fluconazole. It is often used in vaginal yeast infection. eHealthMe is studying from 28,471 Diflucan users. Check the latest studies of Diflucan.

What is Thrush?

Thrush (an infection of the mouth caused by the candida fungus) is found to be associated with 3 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Thrush.


On Aug, 06, 2026

27 people are studied for taking Diflucan in Thrush

Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Does Diflucan work for your Thrush (overall)?

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Does Diflucan work for your Thrush (long term)?

Diflucan effectiveness for Thrush (number of people):

Overall:
  • not at all: 1
  • somewhat: 5
  • moderate: 10
  • high: 7
  • very high: 4
Long Term:
  • not at all: 0
  • somewhat: 0
  • moderate: 0
  • high: 1
  • very high: 1

Gender of people who take Diflucan for Thrush *:

  • female: 81.48 %
  • male: 18.52 %

Age of people who take Diflucan for Thrush *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 33.33 %
  • 30-39: 29.63 %
  • 40-49: 11.11 %
  • 50-59: 14.81 %
  • 60+: 11.11 %

Who find Diflucan more effective for Thrush?

Gender of people who take Diflucan for Thrush *:

  • female: 81.82 %
  • male: 18.18 %

Age of people who take Diflucan for Thrush *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 18.18 %
  • 30-39: 18.18 %
  • 40-49: 18.18 %
  • 50-59: 27.27 %
  • 60+: 18.18 %

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Diflucan?

- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Diflucan safety and effectiveness.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on fluconazole (the active ingredients of Diflucan) and Diflucan (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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