Drug Name:
Metronidazole Tablets
Ingredients:
Each tablet contains Metronidazole  500mg
Indications:
For the treatment of intestinal and parenteral amebiasis (such as amoebic liver abscess, pleural amebiasis, etc.). It can also be used for the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis, pouch worm disease and cutaneous leishmaniasis, guinea worm infection. It is also widely used in the treatment of anaerobic infections.
Contra-indications:
Hypersensitivity to metronidazole. Safety in pregnancy and lactation has not been established. Patients with blood dyscrasias or with active disease of the central nervous system.
Adverse Effects:
The adverse effects of metronidazole are generally dose-related. The most common are gastro-intestinal disturbances, especially nausea and an unpleasant metallic taste; nausea is sometimes accompanied by headache, anorexia and vomiting. Diarrhoea, dry mouth, a furred tongue, glossitis and stomatitis may also occur. There have also been rare reports of antibiotic-associated with metronidazole.
Peripheral neuropathy, usually presenting as numbness or tingling in the extremities, and epileptiform seizures are serious adverse effects on the nervous system that have been associated especially with high doses of metronidazole or prolonged treatment. Psychiatric disturbances such as confusion and hallucinations have been reported. Weakness, dizziness, ataxia, drowsiness, insomnia, and changes in mood or mental state such as depression or confusion have also been reported.
Packing specification:
10x10's/box; 1000's/box
Usage and dosage:
Oral, as directed by your doctor
for Export use only