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Brand Name: Flagyl
Manufactured: Aventis pharma
Active Ingredients: Metronidazole
Therapeutic actions: Flagyl is an oral antiprotozoal and antibacterial antibiotic. It fights infections caused by bacteria or amoeba in your body.
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ORDER |
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| Flagyl 250 mg |
Tablet |
20 |
13.65 $ |
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Other names used:
Metrolyl, Zidoval
What is it used for?
Metronidazole is used to treat parasitic infections including Giardia infections of the small intestine, amebic liver abscess and amebic dysentery (infection of the colon causing bloody diarrhea), bacterial vaginosis, trichomonas vaginal infections, and carriers of trichomonas (both sexual partners) who do not have symptoms of infection. Metronidazole is also used alone or in combination with other antibiotics in treating abscesses in the liver, pelvis, abdomen and brain caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria. Metronidazole is also used in treating infection of the colon caused by a bacterium called C. difficile.
Metronidazole also is used in combination with other drugs to treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) that causes stomach or intestinal ulcers. Metronidazole topical gel is used for treating acne rosacea, and the vaginal gel is used for treating bacterial vaginosis.
Contraindications and cautions:
Do not use this medication if you are allergic to metronidazole, or if you are in the first trimester of pregnancy. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Before taking Flagyl, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
• liver disease;
• a stomach or intestinal disease such as Crohn's disease;
• a blood cell disorder such as anemia (lack of red blood cells) or leukopenia (lack of white blood cells);
• epilepsy or other seizure disorder; or
• nerve disorders.
If you have any of these conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take this medication.
Side effects:
Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
• Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain
• Unpleasant taste
• Sensation of a furry tongue
• Inflamed and sore mouth
• Loss of appetite
• Itchy rash (urticaria)
• Severe swelling of lips, face or tongue (angioedema)
• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Shaky movements and unsteady walk (ataxia)
• Skin rashes
• Pain in the muscles or joints
• Darkening of the urine
• Visual disturbances
• Confusion
• Liver disorders
• Disorder of the peripheral nerves called peripheral neuropathy, that causes weakness and numbness (on prolonged or intensive therapy)
• Decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood (leucopenia)
• Seizures
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.
Interactions: Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:
• cimetidine (Tagamet);
• seizure medication such as phenytoin (Dilantin) or phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton);
• a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin);
• lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith, others); or
• disulfiram (Antabuse).
If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to use Flagyl or you may need dosage adjustments or special tests during treatment.
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