Generic name:metronidazole (oral/injection) [ me-troe-NI-da-zole ]
Brand names: FIRST Metronidazole, Flagyl
Drug classes:Amebicides, Miscellaneous antibiotics
What is Flagyl?
Flagyl is an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections of the vagina, stomach, liver, skin, joints, brain and spinal cord, lungs, heart, or bloodstream.
Flagyl is also used to treat trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted disease caused by a parasite. Usually both sexual partners are treated at the same time, even if one has no symptoms.
Do not use Flagyl to treat any conditions that have not been checked by your doctor.
Warnings
You should not use Flagyl if you recently drank alcohol, or have taken disulfiram (Antabuse) within the past 2 weeks.
Do not drink alcohol or consume foods or medicines that contain propylene glycol while you are taking Flagyl and for at least 3 days after you stop taking it.
Seizures and other nervous system abnormalities have been reported in patients treated with Flagyl. You should stop using this medicine immediately if you experience any neurological symptoms such as seizures, headaches, visual changes, weakness, numbness, or tingling.
This medicine will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.
In animal studies (mice and rats), this medicine caused certain types of cancers or tumors. It is not known whether these effects would occur in people using this medicine. Ask your doctor about your risk
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Flagyl if you are allergic to metronidazole, secnidazole, or tinidazole, or if:
