Generic/Trade Dosage/Frequencies Classification Indication Contraindications Side Nursing

Name Effects Responsibilities

Metronidazole/Flagyl In elderly patients, the Metronidazole is Symptomatic Metronidazole Drinking Teach the client
, Flagyl 375, Flagyl pharmacokinetics of an antiprotozoal Trichomoniasis Injection, USP RTU® alcoholic about the following:
ER metro-nidazole may be drug with is contraindicated in beverages
altered, and, therefore, antibacterial Flagyl is indicated for the patients with a prior while taking Do not use this
monitoring of serum effects. treatment of symptomatic history of this medication if you
levels may be necessary trichomoniasis in females hypersensitivity to medication are allergic to
to adjust the and males when the metronidazole or may cause metronidazole, or if
metronidazole dosage presence of other nitroimidazole stomach pain, you are in the first
accordingly. thetrichomonad has derivatives. nausea, trimester of
been confirmed by vomiting, pregnancy. Tell your
Trichomoniasis appropriate laboratory First trimester of headache doctor if you are
procedures (wet smears pregnancy and flushing pregnant or plan to
In the Female and/or cultures). or redness of become pregnant
the face. You during treatment.
One-day treatment-two Asymptomatic should not
grams of Flagyl, given Trichomoniasis drink Before taking
either as a single dose or alcoholic metronidazole, tell
in two divided doses of Flagyl is indicated in the beverages or your doctor if you
one gram each given in treatment of take other are allergic to any
the same day. asymptomatic females alcohol- drugs, or if you
when the organism is containing have:
Seven-day course of associated with preparations
treatment-250 mg three endocervi-citis, cervicitis, while you are • liver disease;
times daily for seven or cervical erosion. Since taking this • a stomach or
consecutive days. There there is evidence that medicine and intestinal
is some indication from presence of the for at least a disease such
controlled comparative trichomonad can day after as Crohn's
studies that cure rates as interfere with accurate stopping it. disease;
determined by vaginal assessment of abnormal • a blood cell
smears, signs and cytological smears, Other side disorder
symptoms, may be additional smears should effects may such as
higher after a seven-day be performed after include anemia (lack
course of treatment than eradication of the numbness, of red blood
after a one-day treatment parasite. tingling, pain cells) or
regimen. or weakness leukopenia
Treatment of in hands or (lack of white
The dosage regimen Asymptomatic feet. blood cells);
should be individualized. Consorts. • epilepsy or
Single-dose treatment Less common other seizure
can assure compliance, T. vagi-nalis infection is a side effects disorder; or
especially if administered venereal disease. include • nerve
under supervision, in Therefore, asymptomatic vaginal