Metronidazole

Generic Name
Metronidazole
Brand Names
Flagyl, Flagystatin, Likmez, Metrocream, Metrogel, Metrolotion, Nidagel, Noritate, Nuvessa, Pylera, Rosadan, Vandazole
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C6H9N3O3
CAS Number
443-48-1
Unique Ingredient Identifier
140QMO216E
Background

Metronidazole is a commonly used antibiotic, belonging to the nitroimidazole class of antibiotics. It is frequently used to treat gastrointestinal infections as well as trichomoniasis and giardiasis, and amebiasis which are parasitic infections. Metronidazole has been used as an antibiotic for several decades, with added antiparasitic properties that set it ...

Indication

Metronidazole is indicated for the treatment of confirmed trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis (except for in the first trimester of pregnancy) and the patient's sexual partners, bacterial vaginosis, certain types of amebiasis, and various anaerobic infections. The above anaerobic infections may occur on the skin and skin structures, the abdomen, t...

Associated Conditions
Abscess Brain, Abscess, Intra-Abdominal, Anaerobic Bacterial Infection, Bacterial Endocarditis, Bacterial Peritonitis, Bacterial Septicemia, Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Balantidiasis, Bone and Joint Infections, Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections, Empyema, Endometritis, Endomyometritis, Facial Rosacea, Giardiasis, Gynecological Infection, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Inflammatory Papule, Inflammatory pustules, Liver Abscess, Amebic, Lower respiratory tract infection bacterial, Lung Abscess, Meningitis, Mixed Vaginal Infections, Mixed Vaginal Infections caused by Trichomonas Vaginalis, candida albicans, Periodontitis, Pneumonia, Postoperative Infections, Pouchitis, Skin and skin structure infections, Tetanus, Trichomonas Vaginitis, Tubo-ovarian abscess, Vaginal Candidiasis, Vaginitis Trichomonal, Vulvovaginitis, Acute Intestinal amebiasis, Asymptomatic Trichomoniasis, Entamoeba histolytica, Hepatic abscess, Intra-abdominal bacterial infections, Post-surgical vaginal cuff infection, Refractory Sinusitis, Symptomatic Trichomoniasis
Associated Therapies
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First Posted Date
2024-12-12
Last Posted Date
2024-12-19
Lead Sponsor
Xiuli Zuo
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT06731023
Locations
🇨🇳

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Meropenem and Pralurbactam in CIAI

First Posted Date
2024-10-09
Last Posted Date
2024-10-09
Lead Sponsor
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Target Recruit Count
786
Registration Number
NCT06633718
Locations
🇨🇳

Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Antibiotic Treatment Effects on Intratumoral Bacteria Modulation in Surgical Patients With Oral Cancer

First Posted Date
2024-10-04
Last Posted Date
2024-12-19
Lead Sponsor
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Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT06627270
Locations
🇺🇸

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Phase II Trial Targeting Gut Bacterial Androgen Production to Reverse Therapeutic Resistance to Abiraterone in Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

First Posted Date
2024-09-27
Last Posted Date
2024-12-11
Lead Sponsor
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Target Recruit Count
58
Registration Number
NCT06616597
Locations
🇺🇸

Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

A Phase II Trial Utilizing Metronidazole to Optimize the Microbiome of Rectal Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Interventions
First Posted Date
2024-08-26
Last Posted Date
2024-08-26
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Target Recruit Count
60
Registration Number
NCT06569368
Locations
🇺🇸

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States

ORal Antibiotics In Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

First Posted Date
2024-04-26
Last Posted Date
2024-04-26
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Target Recruit Count
196
Registration Number
NCT06387147
Locations
🇫🇷

Gastroentérologie-Hépatologie Beaujon, Clichy, France

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Réanimation - Beaujon, Clichy, France

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Chirurgie vasculaire, Paris, France

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First Posted Date
2024-03-12
Last Posted Date
2024-03-13
Lead Sponsor
Anam Sattar
Target Recruit Count
80
Registration Number
NCT06305546
Locations
🇵🇰

Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Feasibility Study of the Proposed Test-and-treat Screening Program in Younger Participants With H. Pylori Infection

First Posted Date
2024-01-22
Last Posted Date
2024-02-09
Lead Sponsor
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Target Recruit Count
2000
Registration Number
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Locations
🇸🇮

Community Healthcare Center dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor (HCM), Maribor, Slovenia

Shaping the Indications for Periodontal Adjunctive Antibiotics in Dental Practice

First Posted Date
2023-11-14
Last Posted Date
2024-05-31
Lead Sponsor
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Target Recruit Count
544
Registration Number
NCT06131021
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Alabame, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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