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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