Generic name:secnidazole [ sek-NID-a-zole ]
Drug classes:Amebicides, Miscellaneous antibiotics
What is Solosec?
Solosec is an antimicrobial agent that fights bacteria.
Solosec is a prescription medicine used in women to treat bacterial vaginal infections.
Solosec is also used to treat trichomoniasis, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), in adults. Sexual partners should be treated at the same time. People should avoid having sex until they and their sex partners are treated (for example, when therapy has been completed and any symptoms have resolved) to help prevent reinfection.
Secnidazole will not treat fungal (yeast) infections.
Warnings
You should not breast-feed while using Solosec and for at least 4 days after your last dose.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Solosec if you are allergic to secnidazole or similar medicines such as benznidazole, metronidazole (Flagyl), or tinidazole (Tindamax).
It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.
You should not breast-feed while using this medicine and for at least 4 days after your last dose.
Solosec is not approved for use by anyone younger than 12 years old.
How should I take Solosec?
Take Solosec exactly as it was prescribed for you. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Solosec is taken in a single dose of one packet of oral granules.
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