Flucostat - is an effective antifungal drug produced domestically. But he has a lot of contraindications and side effects, so take it only on prescription. This drug is also dangerous to combine with all means, have a toxic effect on the liver, including alcohol.
Action on the liver fljukostat
Flucostat (fluconazole) - is an antifungal drug which inhibits the metabolic processes in cells of pathogenic fungi, which leads to their death. But, like any effective drug fljukostat has many side effects and contraindications.
One side effect of this drug is toxic effect on the liver cells. Established that fljukostat has a negative effect on the liver mainly if there is any disease of the body, a healthy liver it has no adverse action.
But the feature of liver disease is that many of them are asymptomatic and detected even at a significant violation of the functions of the body. And since not all patients undergo a complete examination before prescribing antifungal agents eliminate hepatotoxicity (liver toxicity) when receiving fljukostat impossible.
Because of side effects when taking fljukostat possible liver problems, which are manifestations of icteric staining of the skin and sclera, hepatitis
Hepatitis - the scourge of our time
, Necrosis (dying) cells of the liver, elevated bilirubin levels, elevated liver enzymes. Side effects from the liver can be either inconspicuous, transient (they pass the abolition fljukostat) and very significant, accompanied by the dire state of the patient.
How does fljukostat combination of alcohol and the liver
The instructions to the drug, developed by the manufacturer (of the Russian pharmaceutical company Pharmstandard), indicated that his admission can not be combined with taking drugs or any other substances which have hepatotoxic effects. Alcohol also has a direct toxic effect on the liver cells, causing their death and replacement fat cells or connective tissue cells.
In the case of minor violations of the liver fljukostat
Flucostat - do not take without medical supervision
can not cause significant side effects, but if to its effects on the liver and add the effects of alcohol, the consequences can be very sad. For example, the possible development of toxic hepatitis
Toxic hepatitis - the impact of harmful substances on the liver
and even liver necrosis. Therefore, the instructions for fljukostat says that patients with chronic alcoholism, it must be used with great caution.
How does the combination fljukostat and alcohol on the central nervous system
Flucostat has side effects on the central nervous system, such as headache, dizziness, and sometimes even develop convulsions. With an overdose of the drug may cause hallucinations and delusions. This suggests fljukostat toxic effects on the central nervous system. Alcohol also enhance such effect, as the cells of the brain, he has the same toxic effect as in the liver cells. Predict how the combination fljukostat alcohol affect the brain the individual patient, it is practically impossible.
How does the combination fljukostat and alcohol on the cardiovascular system
Flucostat can have spillover effects on the cardiovascular system, resulting in cardiac arrhythmia up to atrial fibrillation and flutter.
Alcohol contributes to the first dramatic expansion of the blood vessels and then their persistent narrowing. That is why patients with chronic alcoholism often develops hypertension. This creates an increased burden on the heart, which leads to various disturbances its activity, including cardiac arrhythmias. Combining fljukostat and alcohol can trigger the development of severe arrhythmia.
How does fljukostat combination with alcohol on fungal infections
Alcohol - a substance that is rapidly absorbed into blood and has an active effect on the metabolism
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. As a result, it is changing the work of enzymes, hormones and other biologically active substances that lead to a change in action fljukostat as the antifungal drug. It is found that alcohol reduces the therapeutic effect of any drugs, including the antifungal.
So whether during the course of treatment fljukostat drink alcohol? Maybe we should be patient and first to recover, and then to drink alcohol?
Galina Romanenko