⚠️ Serious warning: Nothing on this website is approved by any physician. Doz is only a tool to help physicians and to search drugs easily. Taking medicines without medical supervision can be fatal.

Metronidazole

مترونیدازول

⚠ Unverified

🐛 Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides And RepellentsNitroimidazole antiprotozoal/antibacterial

🤰 Pregnancy:Contraindicated 🤱 Breastfeeding:Use with caution 👶 Children:Safety not established 👴 Older adults:Use with caution 🇮🇷 Registered in Iran ⛔ 3 contraindications 🇺🇸 FDA approved generic (ANDA) ANDA070772 ATC P01AB01

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Flagyl (US)

🧮 Dose calculator

Disease / regimen

Intestinal amebiasis · Regimen source: FDA Metronidazole · Dosage and Administration FDA Metronidazole · Pediatric Use

• In children safety is established only for amebiasis. No liquid form in this label. FDA Metronidazole · Pediatric Use

Formulation

Age *

Weight (kg) *

Enter age and weight.

🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

⛔ Hypersensitivity to metronidazole or other nitroimidazoles. FDA Metronidazole · Contraindications
⛔ Disulfiram within the last two weeks; alcohol or propylene glycol during and for 3 days after therapy. FDA Metronidazole · Contraindications
⛔ Cockayne syndrome (fatal hepatotoxicity). FDA Metronidazole · Contraindications

Warnings

• Boxed warning: carcinogenic in mice and rats; avoid unnecessary use. FDA Metronidazole · WARNING (boxed)
• Severe cutaneous reactions (SJS, TEN, DRESS); encephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy; seizures. FDA Metronidazole · Warnings

Formulations

250 mg tablet — tablet 🇺🇸 USA FDA Metronidazole · Description
500 mg tablet — tablet 🇺🇸 USA FDA Metronidazole · How Supplied
500 mg / 100 mL (5 mg/mL) IV infusion — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Metronidazole inj. · How Supplied

👥 Special populations

🤰 PregnancyContraindicated
Label: contraindicated in pregnancy. FDA Metronidazole · CONTRAINDICATIONS
“In patients with trichomoniasis, metronidazole tablets, USP are contraindicated during the first trimester of pregnancy (see PRECAUTIONS ).”
🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution
Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Metronidazole · Nursing Mothers
“Metronidazole is present in human milk at concentrations similar to maternal serum levels, and infant serum levels can be close to or comparable to infant therapeutic levels.”
👶 ChildrenSafety not established
Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Metronidazole · Pediatric Use
“Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established, except for the treatment of amebiasis.”
👴 Older adultsUse with caution
Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Metronidazole · Geriatric Use
“In elderly geriatric patients, monitoring for metronidazole associated adverse events is recommended (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY , PRECAUTIONS ).”
⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.

🔗 Reference links

FDA (approval record)ANDA070772
DailyMed (FDA label)FDA Metronidazole FDA Metronidazole inj.
MedlinePlus (NIH)Metronidazole Metronidazole Injection
WHO ATC/DDDP01AB01
Darooyab (Iran)Metronidazole

🇮🇷 Registered in Iran Darooyab · G-1131/Metronidazole

Dosage forms with Iranian generic codes, per Darooyab.

02074 · METRONIDAZOLE 0.75% VAG GEL · ژل واژینال مترونیدازول ۰٫۷۵ درصد
01590 · METRONIDAZOLE 0.75%TOP GEL · ژل موضعی مترونیدازول ۰٫۷۵ درصد
12496 · METRONIDAZOLE 200MG TAB · قرص مترونیدازول ۲۰۰ میلی‌گرم
00845 · METRONIDAZOLE 250MG TAB · قرص مترونیدازول ۲۵۰ میلی‌گرم
02162 · METRONIDAZOLE 500MG OVULE · مترونیدازول ۵۰۰ میلی‌گرم اوول
12912 · METRONIDAZOLE 500MG VAG SUPP · شیاف مترونیدازول ۵۰۰ میلی‌گرم
00846 · METRONIDAZOLE 500MG VAG TAB · قرص واژینال مترونیدازول ۵۰۰ میلی‌گرم
00843 · METRONIDAZOLE 500MG/100ML VIAL P-BAG · ویال مترونیدازول ۵۰۰ میلی‌گرم / ۱۰۰ میلی‌لیتر
08243 · METRONIDAZOLE 500MG/100ML VIAL P-BOTTLE · ویال مترونیدازول ۵۰۰ میلی‌گرم / ۱۰۰ میلی‌لیتر
00844 · METRONIDAZOLE BENZOATE 125MG/5ML 120ML SUSP · سوسپانسیون مترونیدازول بنزوات ۱۲۵ میلی‌گرم / ۵ میلی‌لیتر ۱۲۰ میلی‌لیتر
51656 · METRONIDAZOLE 500MG TAB · قرص مترونیدازول ۵۰۰ میلی‌گرم

📚 Reference status for this drug

Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.

FDA label (DailyMed)✅ Present
FDA Metronidazole · Description FDA Metronidazole · How Supplied FDA Metronidazole inj. · How Supplied FDA Metronidazole · Dosage and Administration FDA Metronidazole · Pediatric Use FDA Metronidazole inj. · Dosage and Administration FDA Metronidazole · Dosage and Administration — Amebiasis FDA Metronidazole · Indications and Usage — Amebiasis FDA Metronidazole · Contraindications FDA Metronidazole · WARNING (boxed)FDA Metronidazole · Warnings FDA Metronidazole · CONTRAINDICATIONS FDA Metronidazole · Nursing Mothers FDA Metronidazole · Geriatric Use FDA Metronidazole · SPL approval / marketing category
UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
Published guideline❌ Not present
Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
Pharmacy website (secondary, unreliable)✅ Present
Darooyab · G-1131/Metronidazole
Clinical review⚠ Unverified

🔗 Similar drugs

For the same diseases

Clindamycin Erythromycin ethylsuccinate Metronidazole oral suspension Paromomycin (oral)Tinidazole