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- Confirm diagnosis by KOH smears and/or cultures
- Recurrent vaginal infections may be an early sign of infection with HIV. Evaluate women at risk for HIV infection
- Intractable candidiasis may be symptom of unrecognized diabetes or reinfection. Evaluate patient carefully.
Supplemental Patient Information
- Advise patients not to use latex or rubber products such as condoms or vaginal contraceptive diaphragms within 72 hours following treatment with butoconazole
Pregnancy Category:C
Breastfeeding: Safety unknown. No published experience with butoconazole, other agents might be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 10 May 2010). Manufacturer advises caution
