Male Thrush Treatment

Male Thrush Treatment - Standby & Immediate Use Treatment

How can Anytime Pharmacy help me?

We provide this regulated, specialist service for patients who wish to obtain medicine to treat thrush. Male thrush, otherwise known as a yeast infection or sweat rash can happen when naturally occurring yeasts over produce and start to your irritate body. In men, thrush can cause soreness and inflammation of the head of the penis. This service is only for men who have previously been diagnosed with thrush by a doctor or nurse and who could recognise the symptoms of thrush if they appear.

Male thrush isn't that pleasant to catch but it is very easy to treat. This service allows you to purchase treatment for immediate use if you currently have symptoms, or treatment for future use if you would like to be prepared for a future outbreak.

All services provided by Anytime Pharmacy are confidential (we do not inform your GP) and allow you to get tested and treated within the privacy of your home and without the potential embarrassment of a face-to-face doctor consultation or the inconvenience of lengthy waiting rooms.

Choose same day click and collect from your local participating pharmacy. The benefit of collecting from your local pharmacy is that you can go to the pharmacy at a time that suits you, it's faster than a mail order delivery and no-one has to wait at home to sign for your medicine.

How does the Anytime Pharmacy service work?

Step 1:	Register online and complete the free online medical questionnaire consultation. A doctor will review your questionnaire and, if it is safe to do so, approve you for treatment. You do not pay for your doctor consultation.
Step 2:	If you are approved for treatment you will be sent a text message asking you to log back into your secure patient record. You can pay for your male thrush treatment using a debit or credit card.
Step 3:	You will be sent a FREE SMS (text message) when a doctor has sent your prescription to your nominated pharmacy. We advise you to call your nominated pharmacy to check your prescription is ready, then collect your medicine.

Why are no prices shown for Anytime Pharmacy treatment services?

Under current UK advertising law we cannot show you prescription-only-medicine (POM) prices prior to a medical consultation with a registered doctor. Once your doctor has approved you for treatment all prices are clearly displayed. Your registration and medical consultation is free and you are under no obligation to purchase any treatment.

All of our prices are fully inclusive, and so for prescription medicines the prices include the cost of the consultation, the issuing of a private prescription, and dispensing of the medicine itself. There are no hidden extras.

How does this male thrush treatment work?

Your doctor can prescribe you fluconazole as a single dose tablet. The advantage of using tablets is that it will stop any internal yeast infection, which a cream would not treat. This tablet treatment may be more effective, in some cases, than pessaries and creams. A tablet is also less messy to use.

How to take your male thrush treatment

You should take this treatment as a single-dose anti-fungal tablet.

What are the potential side-effects (contraindications) of this male thrush treatment?

All medication and antibiotics can cause side effects. Your male thrush treatment can cause diarrhoea, headaches, flatulence and sickness, but these are rare. The leaflet accompanying the treatment will list some of the rarer side-effects.

When answering your medical questionnaire for male thrush treatment it is very important that you answer the questions truthfully to ensure your doctor has a full picture of your medical history before they prescribe you treatment.

How effective is this male thrush treatment?

The single-dose anti-fungal tablet is very effective if you follow your doctor's prescribing instructions.

Limitations of thrush self-diagnosis?

The limitation of thrush self-diagnosis is that there may be another cause of your symptoms other than thrush. If this is the case, the treatment a doctor can prescribe is unlikely to be effective and you would need to see your GP for a face-to-face consultation.

Who should not use this particular male thrush treatment service?

You should not request this treatment service if you are are taking terfenadine (an antihistamine for allergies) or are taking cisapride (used for stomach upsets).

This service is not suitable if you suffer from liver or kidney disease.

Alternate treatment options

There are common and reliable methods of stopping thrush by over the counter medicines, in particular Canesten treatments.

Looking after your male thrush treatment:

This treatment is for YOU only. Do not give it to others. It may not suit them. Do not take this medicine after the expiry date stamped on the pack. Keep all medicines out of the reach and sight of children.