Metronidazole
- TRADE NAMES: Apo-Metronidazole; Clont; Flagyl (Pfizer); Florazole; Metrocream (Galderma); MetroGel (Galderma); Metrolotion (Galderma); Metrolyl; Nida Gel; Noritate (Dermik); Trikacide; Vandazole (Upsher-Smith)
- INDICATIONS: Various infections caused by susceptible organisms, rosacea
- CLASS: Antibiotic, Antibiotic; nitroimidazole, Antimicrobial, Antiprotozoal
- HALF-LIFE: 6–12 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Alcohol, Anisindione, Anticoagulants, Astemizole, Barbiturates, Busulfan, Cimetidine, Dicumarol, Disulfiram, Dronabinol, Fluorouracil, Lithium, Lopinavir, Mycophenolate, Phenytoin, Primidone, Thalidomide, Tipranavir, Uracil/Tegafur, Warfarin
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: B
in patients with trichomoniasis, metronidazole is contra-indicated during the first trimester of pregnancy
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Page last updated 01/31/2024
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Incidence
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric