C. diff and drugs of ingredients of fluconazole (a real world drug study)
Summary:
C. diff is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of fluconazole, especially for people who are male, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 95,868 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of fluconazole from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Diflucan, Diflucan in dextrose 5% in plastic container, Diflucan in sodium chloride 0.9%, Diflucan in sodium chloride 0.9% in plastic container, Flucanazole in sodium chloride 0.9% in plastic container, Fluconazole, Fluconazole in dextrose 5% in plastic container, Fluconazole in sodium chloride 0.9%, Fluconazole in sodium chloride 0.9% in plastic container, Fulconazole in dextrose 5% in plastic container.
95,868 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of fluconazole.
Among them, 385 people (0.4%) have C. diff
What is C. diff?
C. diff is found to be associated with 1,570 drugs and 1,777 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of C. diff.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of fluconazole when people have C. diff *:
- < 1 month: 77.97 %
- 1 - 6 months: 22.03 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have C. diff when taking drugs with ingredients of fluconazole *:
- female: 43.68 %
- male: 56.32 %
Age of people who have C. diff when taking drugs with ingredients of fluconazole *:
- 0-1: 0.9 %
- 2-9: 4.82 %
- 10-19: 2.71 %
- 20-29: 10.54 %
- 30-39: 2.11 %
- 40-49: 17.47 %
- 50-59: 18.37 %
- 60+: 43.07 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
Other side effects people have besides C. diff *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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.
Related studies
Drugs with ingredients of fluconazole, their effectiveness, alternatives and more:
- Diflucan
- Diflucan in dextrose 5% in plastic container
- Diflucan in sodium chloride 0.9%
- Diflucan in sodium chloride 0.9% in plastic container
- Flucanazole in sodium chloride 0.9% in plastic container
- Fluconazole
- Fluconazole in dextrose 5% in plastic container
- Fluconazole in sodium chloride 0.9%
- Fluconazole in sodium chloride 0.9% in plastic container
- Fulconazole in dextrose 5% in plastic container
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fluconazole. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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